The revelation of God in Christ to man and the redemption by God in Christ of man were undoubtedly the preliminary and the primary purpose in the incarnation. But they do not exhaust the exceeding riches of God’s grace in salvation nor complete His purpose in sending His only begotten Son into the world.

Sin despoiled both the human race and the natural universe. Sin produced chaos in the place of cosmos. Both heaven and earth suffered through sin.

Christ the Son is the Alpha, and He is the Omega. He is the goal of all things in God’s universe, as He is the beginning. Christ Jesus is the firstborn of all creation; by Him, all things consist, and in Him shall all things be gathered together. God’s eternal purpose in Christ, His Son, will be consummated in the reconciliation of all things in heaven and in earth unto Himself.

Colossians 1:20

“And having made peace through the blood of His cross, by Him to reconcile all things unto Himself — by Him, I say, whether they be things on earth or things in heaven.

Ephesians 1:10

“That in the dispensation of the fullness of times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth, even in Him.

Incarnation, then, is the first span in the bridge of salvation, the first great movement toward the restoration of man to God and toward the reconciliation of all things in God’s universe. It is no wonder the angels of heaven praised God on the day of Jesus’ birth. The birth of the Lord Jesus was the beginning of the fulfillment of the prophecy-promise of Genesis 3:15. It was the first step in overthrowing God’s arch-enemy, the first victory in the agelong conflict, and the beginning of the end of sin. It was to the angels as to us, “the central point from which all events were to be hereafter measured. To Heaven, as to earth it was to be the reckoning point of all time, and more, for B.C. and A.D. are to be the extensions of eternity” (A. Patterson, The Greater Life and Work of Christ, p. 136). 

Source: “Life on the Highest Plane” by Ruth Paxson

Romans 5: 10

For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.

Thank You, Lord Jesus, for coming to restore man and to reconcile all things in God’s universe.