ROMANS 16:25-27 ESTABLISHED God, was in the past, and still is today able to establish His people through the preaching of the Gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ to the nations. A settled condition of a person in regards to the teachings of the commandment of the eternal God, stabilizes that person so they are not moved about or manipulated by anyone who might come against him.
This epistle begins with showing the awfulness of man's sin and the condemnation it brings on all of us. It goes on to explain the truth of salvation by grace alone apart from works. Then points out that by the most available means to every person, faith, they can come into the good of that salvation now. The law and its purpose is clarified. The blessings that have come through Christ are clearly defined so we can know all who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ have been made partakers of God's great salvation, whether they are Jews or Gentiles. The indwelling Holy Spirit is able to reveal the scriptures to us that God's purposes for us are made clear. The "only wise God" is certainly glorified in and through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Paul's Gospel has clarified God's purposes and all nations of the earth have been shown the way faith works and what pleases God. "Without faith it is impossible to please Him." Paul knew much more was going to be passed on to the saints of God by subsequent epistles. This letter made clear the basis of God's salvation and opens the door to further truths that have been laid out and unfolded through the order we find the books in the New Testament. God's wisdom and ways are surely past finding out, but when He reveals
Himself and His will to us through the scriptures, we can only bow in humility and awe at the amazing grace of our God to us!
What gracious unfolding of God's Gospel are in these pages to read! What marvelous insights God gives to me, when to what I read, I heed! Even as I follow these pages of truth, I sense what I really need - Is to give to the only wise God all glory!
Because I will never be able to fully grasp the depths of God's salvation, But I do rejoice because I am in Christ, I will never be brought into condemnation. When I take time to review and consider this, it results in my sanctification - That I might give the only wise God all the glory!
How the truth unfolds in laying out the problem of sin and its consequences - And then continues to reveal the just and legal holy sentences - That are passed on man, but have through Christ been full dealt recompenses - Then I give the only wise God all the praise and glory!
I find the barriers that have been raised by men, by One Man have been brought down - And available to all mankind is forgiveness of sin when Christ as Lord they own - So, in the presence of God on my behalf, I have a High Priest before God's throne - And from a full heart I give to the only wise God, all the worship and praise and glory!
Now I have been made a part of a kingdom of priests who can personally give God praise - We join together in small groups now and words of thanks and hymns we raise - What a joy it will be in the future when God's children through endless day - All from full heart as a glorified throng, give the only wise God all the glory!
"I thank Thee Father, for reminding me again of the value and importance of the Gospel. May I never, by Thy gracious guidance, ever compromise in any way these life-changing truths. I know eternal souls are in the balance and I dare not lead them astray. I place my faith in Thee and Thy Word alone. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen."