Piper on on Ephesians 3:10

"His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms."

This verse has perplexed me in the past, not because I didn't understand it, but because I found the idea it contains hard to articulate. In true Piper style, he nails it!
I thought I'd share it with you. You can read more of it here.

"The reason God created the world and called the church into being is so that he would have a sufficiently diversified yet unified system of mirrors with which to reflect the glory of his many sided wisdom to the universe. If the church is the theater in which the principalities and powers of the universe are to see the glory of God's manifold wisdom, then Jesus Christ is the embodiment of that wisdom and the main character in the drama played out in the theater of the church. The way the church glorifies God is by simply providing an arena in which the work of Jesus Christ can take effect."
What a privilege it is to be part of the church! God has graciously allowed us to be part of his eternal plan to bring glory to his name!