Scripture: Ephesians 1:8b-10
With all wisdom and insight God has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ, as a plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.
Thought for the Day: God has a plan. I like the idea that God has a plan, yet at the same time, I don’t believe it is a plan where every detail is already written in the books. Like most of our plans, we must work within the framework of freewill, unexpected events, and the ‘X’ factors that just appear. At the same time, having a goal to which you are working allows for the frivolous and ridiculous to be set aside. Pushing forward without foolish distractions is difficult, but necessary. For God, the level of patience and perseverance is extraordinary… yet God is working with those of us who are often tossing out foolish distractions in the path to Kingdom creation. The Good News in all of this is found in a simple word, “all”. God’s plan and final goal is to gather up all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. Among those things (the full collection of all existence) are those of us who might have tossed a few ridiculous and selfish obstacles in front of the divine objective. Grace is such a marvelous thing!
Prayer: With your patience and perseverance, Lord, you are about the work of including all of us – all things – in your final expression of love. Thank you for including me among all things. Amen.
Continuing Our Study
of
The Book of Revelation
This Wednesday
Noon & 6:30pm
