“…which he [God] lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.” - Ephesians 1:9-10 (ESV)
Despite the political uncertainty and military unrest in the world today, we can be assured that God is in control. The word translated “mystery” is a Greek word that does not mean “mystery” as we think of it. For us a mystery is something strange, an enigma, even a weird phenomena This is the common understanding. It is used in Paul's letters to mean a “secret”–something that has been kept hidden, something previously unrevealed. But now God has revealed his secrets to us through those whom He inspired to write the Bible–especially the New Testament. These secrets which are often identified as the mystery and unrevealed before Christ came into our world, were revealed to the Apostle Paul and others. The revelation of the risen, ascended and glorified Lord is set forth in this passage where Paul is reminding us of the promise that Jesus Himself is the sum total purpose of human history. In Jesus Christ, the Son of God, all things will be summed up and all accounts settled and made right—all human history will be resolved and united to the Father through the work of the Son.
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