Christ Our All

What is our great purpose, confidence, hope, and end? Ephesians 1:11–12 prepares us for the morning sermon in public worship on the coming Lord's Day. In these two verses of Holy Scripture, the Holy Spirit teaches us that Christ is our great purpose, confidence, hope, and end. The devotional centers on the profound truth that in Christ, believers have obtained an inheritance through divine predestination, not by chance but according to God's sovereign will, which ordains all things for His glory. From Ephesians 1:11–12, it unfolds the theological reality that every event—personal, political, or cosmic—occurs within God's providential counsel, ultimately serving the purpose of conforming believers to Christ's image and exalting His glory. The focus is not on self-centered blessings but on Christ as the ultimate destiny, confidence, and end of all things, where even the most tragic events are woven into God's good plan for the redemption and glorification of His children in His Son. Trust in Christ is presented not as human effort but as a divine gift, the means by which believers are brought into this eternal purpose, so that all things—past, present, and future—serve to magnify Christ's glory. The ultimate aim of God's redemptive work is not merely salvation but the eternal praise and delight of all creation in the person and work of Jesus Christ.