Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:--Ephesians 1:8-10
To My Beautiful Daughters in Him
Our God not only makes His grace manifested in all wisdom and prudence but as a result of our redemption he lavishes us, His children, with His wisdom and prudence. We are given, in essence, the bible says, the mind of Christ! All wisdom in regard to spiritual understanding and prudence in regard to every day living is ours in Him. The fear of the Lord, the bible tells us, is the beginning of wisdom. We have all we need at salvation to understand our God and walk through this world daily in a way that honors and pleases Him. Our eyes are opened to His word and our hearts are no longer dark and hard...we now are no longer slaves of sin but have been given the means by which we can obey our God.
However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hiddenwisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
But as it is written:
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.
We have been given the Spirit of God upon salvation. It is the Spirit of God that reveals to us the things of God. Our God has hidden them from the wise of this world, but reveals them to us, His children. It is the Spirit of God who teaches us and testifies with our spirit that we are His children. It is the Spirit that makes intercession for us. We are told in James that if we lack wisdom we can ask and He will give it to us generously and without reproach. The natural man does not have this wisdom. Until salvation all men are afflicted with spiritual blindness. When His Spirit enters our hearts our eyes of understanding are opened and He enables us to see all in the light of our God and eternity. I like how John MacArthur puts it...."In Jesus Christ, God takes us into His confidence."
Our God not only redeems us and takes away our sin but He also lavishes us with wisdom and prudence, reveals to us the hidden and secret things AND He does not leave us on our own to figure it all out.
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.--John 14:26
“But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me.--John15:26
Why has our God done all this...why has He blessed us with every spiritual blessing and given us His Spirit? God did this in order that He might gather all things unto Himself. At the end of history...after Christ 1000 year reign on earth...the new heavens and the new earth will be established and eternity will begin. Every trace of evil will have been obliterated. Satan and his demons will have been cast into the lake of fire for ever and ever. Then there will be a summing of all things that remain in Christ. The goal of history is Jesus...The resolution to this fallen world is Jesus. All will be restored in Him...all will be unified under His feet. At that time every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of the God the Father.
Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands— that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
By the death of Christ both Jew and Gentile can become one body and unified in Him
For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross. And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight—Colossians 1:19-22
The blood of the cross enables our God to reconcile all things to Himself and present us holy, and blameless and above reproach in His sight.
God's plan from before the foundation of the world will be sovereignly worked out according to His divine will...His good pleasure. In the fullness of time...for His glory and His honor...in His time..it will be completed and perfected.
“Blessing and honor and glory and power
Be to Him who sits on the throne,
And to the Lamb, forever and ever!”--Revelation 5:13
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