All Things to the Same End

"All shall be well. For the fulness of joy is to behold God in all: for by the same blessed Might, Wisdom, and Love, that He made all-thing, to the same end our good Lord leadeth it continually, and thereto Himself shall bring it; and when it is time we shall see it."

Julian of Norwich (Ch. 35)

Everything and everyone will find fulfillment and perfection in Christ. This is how it was always planned to be from before the foundation of the world. God always planned to become human and always planned to take humanity up into the divine Godhead. All of creation is waiting for the revelation of the sons of man as sons of God! For when the effects of Christ's work are fully revealed in each person and each person has found complete and forever 'being well' in Christ, then all of creation will rise in praise to God and be filled with His glory so that God will be all in all. All of history, all of the created order, all of God's plan is leading up to this crescendo moment when all will within the divine heart of the Trinity and experience fully the joy of the Trinity family! God will bring all people, things and events to the same glorious end by His all-Loving, all-Mighty, all-Wise plan. We can even now look around us and see the work of Christ already complete in each person, seeing each person as clean, new, free and beautiful in Christ, seeing God in all people and all things, seeing that God is working in every moment to manifest His beauty, experiencing Christ's 'being well' within us even now, and looking forward to the day when all that is now invisible will be fully visible, and heaven will saturate earth, and all will be well. Everything and everyone is going to the same wonderful goal and happy ending, what a wonderful thing to know!

"I’ll see to it that everything works out for the best."

Isaiah 54: 17 (MSG)

"For God had allowed us to know the secret of his plan, and it is this: he purposes in his sovereign will that all human history shall be consummated in Christ, that everything that exists in Heaven or earth shall find its perfection and fulfilment in him."

Ephesians 1:9-10 (PHILLIPS)

A Prayer: Thank You that even right now, in Christ all is well for me and everyone, and that one day it will be fully manifest and all will be eternally well for all in the best possible way!

Showing His Goodness

"God Almighty had shewed so plenteously and joyfully of His Goodness."

Julian of Norwich (Ch. 35)

God shows Himself to us. And when we see God as He is, we see how good, loving and kind He is, more than we ever imagined. He is always wanting to show us His goodness and always wanting to lavish good on us. And He shows us His infinite goodness with joy because it makes Him happy to be good to us. He has always longed to pour out His goodness and love on us. He pours it out plentifully and generously, holding nothing back. He will be as good as possible to us! And the ultimate way He will show how good He is and bring His goodness to us is to make all things well!

"Give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men!"

Psalm 107:8 (NKJV)

A Prayer: Thank You for always being so good to me!

All Is Well, All Shall Be Well

"God doeth all that is done, I saw no sin: and then I saw that all is well. But when God shewed me for sin, then said He: All shall be well."

Julian of Norwich (Ch. 34)

God's glory or presence is everywhere and in, around, and encompassing everyone. He is in every situation and circumstance doing good. He is doing all that needs to be done. Right now He is working good and love and kindness in this earth and in people's hearts. So all is well. But people don't always know this. We can lose sight of God's presence within us and His love and goodness towards us. We can lose sight of the fact that we are His created offspring and made in His image, and therefore good and one with God in our core being. Losing sight of these truths is the most basic definition of sin: to believe a lie about God and yourself and others. We see these delusions as real sometimes. But God doesn't see delusions or lies. God only sees and lives in reality, in what's actually true - that He is love and that He is one with us, His lovely and beloved children. Christ came to make this truth known and to remove the lies that have been like blinders over our eyes, so we can see what God is really like in Christ Himself, and see what a true human is like in His incarnation as a man. God's Spirit is continually working, loving, speaking, wooing, bubbling up inside us to keep on showing us the truth. One day all people will finally be aware of the presence and glory of our God of love in and with us. One day all will know Him, from the youngest to the oldest, the littlest to the greatest. And the whole earth will be filled with the knowledge and awareness that God is with us, God loves us, and we are His beloved children! And all will be well!

"For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea."

Habakkuk 2:14 (NIV)

A Prayer: I praise You for Your love that makes all things well!