At Christmas, God fulfills His purpose — and gives us ours

I have long been fascinated by the beautiful, cosmic terms Paul uses throughout his letters to describe the place of Jesus in human history.  

Take, for example, Ephesians 1:9-10:  

And [God] has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together in Christ.  

This is a powerful picture at any time, but it takes on a special resonance at Christmas.