Ephesians 1:9 Making known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Himself, Colossians 1:26 The mystery which has been hidden... has been manifested to His saints; (27) ...which is Christ in you, the hope of glory,
God's will has a mystery, a mystery that has been hidden through the ages. The universe is a mystery. Why is there a heaven, and why does the earth exist?
Why is man here on earth? All these questions are mysteries and have given rise to many different philosophies. The mystery, which is the will of God, has been made known to the church through the apostles.
A will is an intention, and the will of God is God's intention. God's intention is intimately related to the desire of His heart. Thus, the mystery of the universe is a matter of God's will, which is related to the desire of God's heart.
We need to know the mystery, the will of God, and the desire of God's heart. The mystery of the universe is that God is working Himself into us. Everything is working together for this purpose.
All things serve this goal. Everything is for God's working of Himself into our being. Most Christians today do not see the crucial and vital matter that God in His Son is working Himself into His chosen and redeemed ones.
They may know about God's selection and redemption, and they may realize that they are the chosen and redeemed ones. But they do not see that the very God who has chosen and redeemed them desires, in the Person of the Son, to work Himself into them.