The Unsearchable Riches
The Unsearchable Riches
Wednesday
To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things.
— Ephesians 3:8-9 (ESV)
— Ephesians 3:8-9 (ESV)
Paul uses a remarkable phrase that deserves our careful attention: “the unsearchable riches of Christ.” The word “unsearchable” suggests something that cannot be fully tracked down or traced out. It describes a treasure so vast that no matter how long you explore it, you will never reach its limits. You will never exhaust it. You will never say, “I have found everything there is to find in Christ.”
Think of the greatest earthly treasures humans have discovered. Ancient tombs filled with gold. Sunken ships laden with precious cargo. Vast mineral deposits buried deep in the earth. Eventually, even the most spectacular finds are catalogued and quantified. We know exactly what is there. But the riches of Christ are different. They are unsearchable, inexhaustible, eternally abundant.
What are these riches? They include forgiveness of sin—not partial but complete. They include righteousness imputed to us—not our own but Christ’s. They include adoption into God’s family, access to the Father’s presence, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, the promise of resurrection, and eternal life in the new creation. They include wisdom for daily living, strength for suffering, comfort in grief, and hope that does not disappoint. They include purpose, meaning, belonging, and joy.
And notice who received the commission to proclaim these riches: Paul, who calls himself “the very least of all the saints.” This is not false humility. Paul genuinely understood that the grace given to him was breathtaking precisely because he did not deserve it. He had persecuted the church. He had consented to the murder of believers. Yet this same man was entrusted with the message of God’s unsearchable riches.
This should encourage every believer. God does not choose messengers based on their qualifications but on His grace. He delights to display His power through weak vessels. Your past does not disqualify you from declaring the riches of Christ. Your weaknesses do not exclude you from meaningful service. In fact, your limitations become the backdrop against which God’s grace shines most brightly.
Think of the greatest earthly treasures humans have discovered. Ancient tombs filled with gold. Sunken ships laden with precious cargo. Vast mineral deposits buried deep in the earth. Eventually, even the most spectacular finds are catalogued and quantified. We know exactly what is there. But the riches of Christ are different. They are unsearchable, inexhaustible, eternally abundant.
What are these riches? They include forgiveness of sin—not partial but complete. They include righteousness imputed to us—not our own but Christ’s. They include adoption into God’s family, access to the Father’s presence, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, the promise of resurrection, and eternal life in the new creation. They include wisdom for daily living, strength for suffering, comfort in grief, and hope that does not disappoint. They include purpose, meaning, belonging, and joy.
And notice who received the commission to proclaim these riches: Paul, who calls himself “the very least of all the saints.” This is not false humility. Paul genuinely understood that the grace given to him was breathtaking precisely because he did not deserve it. He had persecuted the church. He had consented to the murder of believers. Yet this same man was entrusted with the message of God’s unsearchable riches.
This should encourage every believer. God does not choose messengers based on their qualifications but on His grace. He delights to display His power through weak vessels. Your past does not disqualify you from declaring the riches of Christ. Your weaknesses do not exclude you from meaningful service. In fact, your limitations become the backdrop against which God’s grace shines most brightly.
1. What riches of Christ have you been exploring recently? What new treasures have you discovered in Him?
2. How does Paul’s example encourage you in your own calling to share the gospel?
2. How does Paul’s example encourage you in your own calling to share the gospel?
Father, I confess that I often live as though Christ’s riches have limits—as though I could exhaust Your grace or reach the end of Your mercy. Expand my vision today. Help me to dig deeper into the inexhaustible treasure of knowing Jesus. And give me boldness to share these riches with others, not because I am qualified but because You have commissioned me by grace. May my weaknesses display Your strength. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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