The Greatest Project in History

God is in control. History is really His Story. If His plan was put into business project management terms, it would look something like this:

Project Title: The Great Commission (part of a larger program, Redemption of the Earth).

Project Sponsor: God, the Father.

Project Manager: Jesus, the Son.

Sponsor's Grant of Authority to the Project Manager:

But of the Son He says, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, and the righteous scepter is the scepter of His kingdom." (Hebrews 1:8)

Project Stakeholders: The Triune God and the Human Race.

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19)

One of these three conflicting objectives must be given higher priority over the others > Scope, Time, or Cost.

Project Driver: Scope takes precedence over Time and Cost.

The project scope will be accomplished, given an unspecified time allotment.

This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come. (Matthew 24:14)
But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. (Mark 13:32)

Status: We’re 2000 years into the project, and it’s right on schedule.

Completing the project will not be hindered by cost:

Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. (Luke 14:27)
If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. (John 15:20)

The project, however, is a cost-plus contract, fully reimbursable and then some!

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. (Romans 8:18)
For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison. (II Corinthians 4:17)
In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. (I Peter 1:6-7)

The Project Manager has promised unlimited resources!

You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem (locally), and in all Judea and Samaria (regionally), and even to the remotest part of the earth (globally). (Acts 1:8)
Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it. (John 14:13-14)

The Project Deliverables:

The church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless. (Ephesians 5:27)
A royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession. (I Peter 2:9)
Men and women purchased for God from every tribe and tongue and people and nation, a kingdom and priests to God and to reign on the earth. (Revelation 5:9-10)

More Deliverables to be provided from the larger Program (Redemption of the Earth):

A new heaven and a new earth. (Revelation 21:1)
The creation set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God. (Romans 8:21)
The holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God. (Revelation 21:2)