I have been meditating today on this verse today: Ephesians 3:10:
10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, KJV
"Manifold" here is the Greek word "polupoikilos". This means: much variegated, i.e. multifarious. It also means: much varied, manifesting itself in a great variety of forms. The dictionary definition for multifarious is: many and various types; having many varied parts or aspects; having many parts or elements. Do you remember this from Isaiah 55:9:
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. AMP
Many have thought, and even taught, that this means we cannot possible know the thoughts of God. That is SO not true! He did NOT say we couldn't be lifted up to a place where we could know and understand His thoughts and even think His thoughts ourselves! He is simply pointing out that there is a place in Him where we can fellowship with Him and learn of Him, but it is so far different from the way that the world thinks that there MUST be a separation from the world in order to do so! Do you desire to think like God thinks? If you do, it will require a continual renewal of your mind with the Word of God and a certain separation from those who refuse to follow on! Something more that we must see from Ephesians 3:10 is that we have a responsibility to know and speak these things! Look at this verse from the Amplified Bible:
10 [The purpose is] that through the church the complicated, many-sided wisdom of God in all its infinite variety and innumerable aspects might now be made known to the angelic rulers and authorities (principalities and powers) in the heavenly sphere. AMP
Even the angels have not known what has been given to US to know! They are learning it FROM us! How exciting is that! Angels have been sent to minister FOR us (Hebrews 1:14), and all the while they are learning FROM us! Those who are following on to know the Word AND do the Word, that is! Are you such a one as this? I hope so! There is nothing more exciting than learning something new from His Word because it is powerful and it is TRUTH! Amen! Here is Hillsong with "Greater Than All":
Shalom in Him!
