...That in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ. (Ephesians 1:10)
There is one comprehensive and
all-embodying truth which, if it really gained the complete mastery of our
hearts and dominated our whole consciousness, capturing our will, our hearts,
and our minds, would really revolutionize everything, just as the new covenant
represents a revolution from the old covenant. The great truth which embodies
everything is this: that God has determined that nothing which is not Christ
shall remain, and He is working toward that end, on the one hand to rid this
universe of everything that is not Christ; on the other hand to fill this
universe with that which is Christ. That means that God does not accept or
recognize anything whatever that is not Christ. Then again, it means that God
puts His seal upon what is Christ, and it is all a matter of the measure of
Christ. It is a tremendous thing when that really does come to our hearts with
the force and the power which it really does represent. It explains everything
of God's dealings with us. It gives us the key to our problems. It sets us at
once upon the highway of God's own purpose.