"I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me." (John 5:30 KJV)
"For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ's blood on the cross." (Colossians 1:19-20 NLT)
If I could just have a moment to make this point, although I believe we don't need to be reminded: but, God has made everything right in weakness and in death! You might not see the complexity in what that might represent, because death is something we usually don't want to think about; but death is where this thing went wrong, so death is what it took to make everything right!
Have you ever thought about the fact that God came in the form of a baby? If ever there could be any way to come weak and lowly, that is pretty much the weakest and lowest form to come into this world; and yet, it was how He came, allowing Himself to be coddled, weaned, bathed, and nurtured through adolescence; that the fullness of mankind should be complete in the fullness of God. It is just mindboggling to think about the complexity of everything that went into this mighty unbelievable act of redemption!
If you are still not there, "Thrust," is the word for sent that speaks of power: to push or drive with force! God did not just send His Son, as if you might send your child to the store to buy you something; this was a collective, well orchestrated plan, which, based upon Scripture, was planned out before the foundation of the world was even made!
And then you examine all of the multitude of circumstances that were in place; all of which, not only cannot be named, but they are so complex and integrated, much as the snowflake which has no match, there is no way to explain or even comprehend all the details that went into the plan.
At just the right time, God does what He does, at just the right time...
"I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for his body, the church. God has given me the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming his entire message to you. This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to God's people. For God wanted them to know that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles too. And this is the secret: Christ lives in you. This gives you assurance of sharing his glory." (Colossians 1:24-27 NLT)
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