The mystery of God is this . . .
that the One who is the visible image of the invisible God;
the One in whom all the fullness of the Godhead dwells;
the One who is the living residence of the Trinity;
the One in whom eternity lives, breathes, and has its being;
the One who is before time;
the A to Z, Alpha and Omega, the beginning and
the end;
the Firstborn of the created universe, who rose
from the dead never to die again;
the Conqueror of death, sin, and the grave;
the Creator, Savior, Redeemer, and Forgiver;
the One who holds all creation together in
Himself;
the One who is the power of glory and
might;
the Head, authority, and source of the
church;
the One through whom and for whom all
things were created;
the One in whom all things find their meaning
and reality;
the One who reconciled all things in heaven and
earth to God;
the One who nailed to His bloody cross every law,
every rule, and every regulation that would
condemn the beloved people of God;
the One who is supreme in every realm and holds the
first place in all things—the Son of the Father’s love;
the One whose significance is unmatched in human
history;
the One who holds the title deed to the universe . . .