Eternal Purpose Which He Purposed in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 3:11)
2023-11-05
To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him. (Ephesians 3:10-12)
Being in Christ, we together demonstrate God’s wisdom to powers in heaven. This is part of God’s eternal purpose in Christ. Since Christ is from eternity past, the plan was always to “gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him” (Ephesians 1:10). God knew it all even when He stretched forth the heavens and the earth at the beginning, that there would be a fall and great tragedy, but He did it knowing that something far superior would be created in Christ. Jesus Christ, the last Adam and the second Man, is everything that the first Adam was supposed to be but never could be.
Because we are His witness in heaven and on earth, and that we have been gathered in Him, we can have boldness and strength that we have access to by faith in Christ to be that witness. He has given us His faith.