From creation, to the “new” creation, to the rapture; even from the beginning to the end of time, God's ulterior motive was to reveal Himself, and make an open display of the administration of His “grace.”
When we begin to grasp that “grace” is the “good pleasure of (God's) will,” to adopt us IN Christ; then we will be able to “taste and see that the Lord is good...” and the man/woman/boy, or girl that places all their trust IN Him will be blessed.
[Eph 1:5; Ps 34:8]
Just as God was pleased with the man (of flesh) that He made (in the garden), in His image, and after His likeness; His purpose was to give His “word made flesh” (in Whom He was also well pleased) dominion over the works of His hands.
[Gen 1:26; Jn 1:14; Matt 3:16-17]
It is written that He, who has “all power” in His hands, was manifested “to destroy the works of the devil;” and make known unto the church the manifold wisdom of God, according to Abba's “eternal purpose that He purposed IN Christ (the Son)” ...that our lives would be “hid IN Christ, IN God” “...that we might also reign with Him.” Now that's “grace.”
[Matt 28:18; 1 Jn 3:8; Eph 3:10-11; Col 3:3; 2 Tim 2:12]
ThenSingsMySoul:
AND HE [the Messiah] SHALL REIGN FOR EVER AND EVER,
AND HE [the Messiah] SHALL REIGN FOR EVER AND EVER;
AND HE [the Messiah] SHALL REIGN FOR EVER AND EVER,
HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH! HALLELUJAH!!!
AND HE SHALL REIGN FOR EVER AND EVER!
Amen.
