Ephesians 1: 10-11
And this is His plan: At the right time He will bring everything together under the authority of Christ--everything in Heaven and on Earth. Furthermore, because of Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for He chose us from the beginning, and all things happen just as He decided long ago.
As Christmas approaches, we are reminded of the beginning of Christ's career on this Earth, in being born as a human baby, just like all the rest of us. He began with the end in mind. He grew up in a family, no different from other families. His dad, Joseph, died sometime before His public ministry began, leaving His mother a widow with a family to raise. Mary had to be a strong woman to keep her four boys and a number we don't know of girls in line as they grew up, not an easy job.
Now we know that Jesus completed all the work of our redemption; there is no more work to be done by us, only to accept His gracious gift of faith in what He has done for us.
The story isn't over yet, Jesus' time on this Earth isn't over. He will return, right all wrongs, even all odds, and rule for a thousand years with a rod of iron. This will be Earth's Golden Age. Then Satan will be released to gather the armies of the World against King Jesus, and it will be the "right time" to bring everything together in Heaven and on Earth under Christ's authority, forevermore. And we are co-heirs with Christ in inheriting a place and position in this new order of being. God's great Plan of the Ages will be accomplished, completed and finished. He will be our God and we will be His people for all eternity future.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
