- 125. God is all in all
1 Corinthians 15:28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
God is all in all, and He will be all in all finally forever. This is a promise for us to take hold of because there is so much distraction around us that God can easily be set asideand even taken for granted in our lives. The promise that God will be all in all someday also means that God is really all in all, and the only thing that matters, today. It is hard to remember that God is all when we are “anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary.” It is hard to focus on the One Thing.
In spite of all the many things that attract our attention, our work, our time, our effort and our thoughts the promise holds: God is all. It is not that hard to refocus and re-centerour thoughts and bring our soul back to Jesus. We do so again and again through repentance and faith in the Gospel. We can cut through the fog and see the love of Jesus in the clearing. Once we return to the Lord as the only thing that is important everything else sorts into its proper place. The truth of this promise is that God is not only the most important thing, but He is the only thing.This truth is not so easy to believe, but a promise like this helps our faith put things into perspective.
All things are not now subdued unto Him, for disobedience and rebellion run rampant. It may take some years to gain perspective, but the time will come when we see that what was once all consuming wasn’t really that important after all. The guiding star of God being all in all directs our lives and thoughts in determining what choices to make and what direction to go. It is surprising to learn how easy life really is when we respond to Jesus’ invitation, “Come unto me.” Jesus is in the process of taking all things and putting them under Him, and He will finish the job. For now, we believe the promise.