1 Timothy 3:14–16 (ESV) — 14 I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, 15 if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth. 16 Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:
He was manifested in the flesh,
vindicated by the Spirit,
seen by angels,
proclaimed among the nations,
believed on in the world,
taken up in glory.
NOTE: What is the mystery of godliness? It really is that Jesus gave us his righteousness.
2 Corinthians 5:21 (ESV) — For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
God became flesh, and proved he was both God and man. He brought a message of hope in the world. A small group of disciples believed. And he proved all his claims by rising from the dead. He is the firstfruit of many more who will be resurrected onto life. In and of ourselves, it would be impossible, but the mystery of godliness is that God made it possible.
PONDER:
- Have you experienced the new life, the new creation?
- Have you been born again?
PRAYER: Lord, I pray the questions would echo in the hearts and minds of those who don't know you. I pray for an awakening that would bring many to Christ before the great and terrible day of the Lord.
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