Title Ephesians 03:8-9 The Secret Dispensation
Content Word: Ephesians 3:8-9
Title: Secret Economy
“This grace has been given to me, less than the least of all the saints, so that the unfathomable riches of Christ may be communicated to the Gentiles, and to reveal what kind of secret economy has been hidden in God, who created all things from eternity. ."
Humans are living in the three mysteries. First of all, you can feel the mystery of life. It's about myself. As if we did not know why we were born from the moment we were born on this earth, it is a mysterious realm that has nothing to do with my doctor. That's why the philosopher Heidekker expressed it as a 'thrown self'. Just as we pray every day to thank God for protecting our lives, it is also a mystery that our lives are governed by some great force. It is also mysterious from a biological point of view. Countless small cells, capillaries, and blood flowing through the heart are areas of mystery that cannot be controlled by human power.
The realm of nature in which we live is also mysterious. In a place that not long ago seemed like a dead land, the energy of blue life is rising again. No matter how advanced science is, it is impossible to create a living organism from a single piece of grass. We humans are living in harmony with the mystery of nature.
On the other hand, the process of human life itself is mysterious. Our life, our life, is our life and our life, busily moving between these three chapters: home, work, social and entertainment. But nothing happens on my own terms. The result is a trade-off between failure and success. This is a very mysterious area.
The Apostle Paul in the text also expresses the realm of such mystery well. When we write our own resume, it is common to overwrite it. When presenting your history, the important thing is to write the truth. Paul, who was great enough to have Roman citizenship, Paul who learned the Law of the Law as a student of Gamaliel, and Paul who possessed a wealth of wealth- Paul, who was not lacking in anyone's eyes, is now expressing himself as 'the least of them'. It's mysterious.
Everyone, God's work and the world are all mysterious. The world of creation, the world of providence, and the world of history are all mysterious. Our belief itself is a secret world. The crucifixion of Jesus Christ is also a mysterious event. The fact that the innocent Jesus was hung on the cross for the execution of sinners, on the other hand, is even more mysterious that those who look at the cursed cross, believe and rely on it, are saved, have eternal life, and become children of God. The cross on which the sinner was hung was left hanging and was placed in a place where many people passed by outside the city gate, and it was a cross that was cursed and spit on and off. But now, not only churches, but also volunteer groups, rescue and rescue groups, and even the necklace of a beautiful woman have crosses hanging on them. The mystery of the cross.
Even one aspect of our lives is mysterious. Created as happy human beings, we are full of anguish. The reason why our lives, which should be happy, are full of anguish is because our power is being dispersed in various places in the field of our lives. As an easy example, you can tell just by looking at the backpacks of today's students. The power of middle and high school students who have to pack too many study materials and even two lunch boxes is dispersed and engulfed in a conflict structure, causing trouble. Our lives are also in conflict due to these many challenges. Power is being dispersed by the busy daily life. Moreover, these days, it is said that if you try to be good and kind and live by faith, you will lose a lot of money, so you cannot make money. It is very difficult to keep faith in a 'thief's world' where you can make money by doing illegal and expedient methods.
Here is a good example like this. A rooster and a dog met. The rooster's crowing sound disappeared every morning. When the dog asked why, the rooster said that people are so tired these days that he can't wake up in the morning. It must have been about the lives of busy people. But the rooster was curious about the dog. In the past, if you looked at a suspicious person or a thief, you would bark vigorously, but these days, I asked why not. Then the dog replied, "Don't talk, how can you bark when the owner of our house is 'the thief'?" It reflects the reality of today's politics, society, education, and even the church. It's really amazing, full of riddles. It is a mystery for me to become a shepherd of God and for you to live a new life as a child of God.
Ladies and gentlemen, the mysterious riddle must be solved. But there is only one key to unlocking this. It is God's secret economy. In the original text, the economy is a place of meeting with God. The goal of God's mystical dispensation of mystery is to quietly and secretly save mankind. Being a child of God and saving the world are all of God's quiet and hidden economy. Paul expressed himself as a little man because he was confessing to take on the role of revealing this mysterious God's economy to the Gentiles and Gentiles and even to the end of the world.
Brothers and sisters, even we, who are very small, who have nothing, must play the role of unraveling and revealing God's economy one by one.