Friday OTS

Over The Shoulder
-The Plan-

And this is the plan: At the right time and at the climax of the ages He will gather everything together in one all things in Christ, both things in heaven and things on earth- in Him. Ephesians 1:10

The “it is finished” Jesus exhaled on the cross with arms stretched wide contain the allotment of this glorious plan in such breathing. For the wide stretched arms anticipated the gathering of the lambs in His arms (Isaiah 40:11) unto Himself in the greatest of all mysteries now revealed to us. God has now revealed the master plan that was predestined according to the intention of the one operating all things (vs. 11) so that we, the inheritors, will praise and glorify Him (vs.14).
The intent is a firm, fixed, concentrated intent on pleasure. You say, ‘but the cross was not pleasure’. Then take a look at Isaiah 53:10 & Hebrews 12:2 beloved. Everything from beginning to end, from of old and from not has been works according to The Plan. It is self shattering to even look into these things, as the disciples did in Matt. 25 and angels do in 1 Peter 1:12. Whatever matters, whatever is purposed is in this contrivance God has at capturing us. Not a trapping or forceful holding that curses though; a spiritual blessing that identifies the who’s all question of all questions: who am I. The intensely intent resolution of the finish whereby we now fully respirate being perpetually planned.
To the praise of His glorious grace. Yes, Amen, and Ruach (with courageous spirit).