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EPHESIANS 1
4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love
GOD'S CHOSEN ONE
As, I start to write about these wonderful truths, I am like the psalmist, these things are too wonderful for me, they may me too wonderful for me, but if you are truly born again, they are a reality for you as they are for me
When I was at school, and we played football, we had to pick teams, this was something I dreaded, because I knew that I would be left to last, ever felt, like that?
Well, it's not the case with God.. amen.
He chooses us.. yes, he choose me and he choose you.
In 1 Corinthians 1:26-31, Paul says GOD chooses the foolish things, the things that the world thinks are useless and unworthy, how amazing。 We might not be anything in the world's eyes, but we are everything in God's eyes.
I can't fully comprehend all this, truly it is beyond my understanding.
God the Father made a conscious choice to choose me and you, if you are truly born again. it shows surely that we have no part in our salvation it is God who takes the initiative, it is God who draws us to himself, it is God who loves us. 1 John 4:19
Why did he choose us?
So, we could be holy and blameless before him, we were tainted by sin, but now because of the cross, we can be blameless.
What motivated or constrained him? Love, pure and beautiful love. He had no need of us, he knew that we would reject him, but still he chooses us, still he loved us and now praise God, he has you and me, for his very own.. amen.
Matthew Henry writes on this verse:
We have here the date of this act of love: it was before the foundation of the world; not only before God's people had a being, but before the world had a beginning; for they were chosen in the counsel of God from all eternity. It magnifies these blessings to a high degree that they are the products of eternal counsel. The alms which you give to beggars at your doors proceed from a sudden resolve; but the provision which a parent makes for his children is the result of many thoughts, and is put into his last will and testament with a great deal of solemnity.
GOD BLESS YOU
KK
Chapter 1 verse 5
5 he predestined us[b] for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
ADOPTED AS ONE OF HIS OWN
We can get tied up with the doctrines of election and predestination and yes I completely believe in them, but we need to focus on this fact, that we are adopted into God's family as sons of the most high God.
Why did he do this?
Remember that God didn't have to do this, he didn't and in my case, I have no idea, why he did it.
Adoption is one of the great doctrines of the bible, we don't have to understand it it fully, we just have to embrace the fact that we are adopted. So many believers are insecure in their faith, they wonder if God truly loves them. If they got a grip of the magnificent doctrine of adoption and the fact that God is their father and they are his son, and that he/she has done nothing to deserve that, then they would feel completely reassured and live in confident faith.
God adopted us to himself, we are his child, he is our Father. He adopts us in a personal way, to himself, once adopted, we are linked to Him, he is our father, we are his child.
He did it through Jesus Christ, all that the Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, has we have, we have access to the Father, free and unlimited access, we are clothed with Christ's righteousness.
Again, adoption is a sovereign gift, all the things, we will talk about, are love gift from the Father, through the Son and applied by the Spirit.
Being a child of God, you are chosen, you are predestined to be sons of the Lord of the universe.
There is no higher privilege than that.. amen
Matthew Henry says this:
Predestination has respect to the blessings they are designed for; particularly the adoption of children, it being the purpose of God that in due time we should become his adopted children, and so have a right to all the privileges and to the inheritance of children
God bless you
Keith
Who am I?
I am an ordinary Christian just like you and me, I love to study the scriptures and share what God shows me. I am from the UK, and at present live in Nanjing China. I am an English teacher. I have been saved from my teenage years, am now eligible for Pension.
I believe the whole of the bible, especially love the five Solas of the reformation.
I am saved by GRACE alone by FAITH alone in CHRIST alone through the WORD OF GOD alone for the GLORY OF GOD alone.
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4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love
GOD'S CHOSEN ONE
As, I start to write about these wonderful truths, I am like the psalmist, these things are too wonderful for me, they may me too wonderful for me, but if you are truly born again, they are a reality for you as they are for me
When I was at school, and we played football, we had to pick teams, this was something I dreaded, because I knew that I would be left to last, ever felt, like that?
Well, it's not the case with God.. amen.
He chooses us.. yes, he choose me and he choose you.
In 1 Corinthians 1:26-31, Paul says GOD chooses the foolish things, the things that the world thinks are useless and unworthy, how amazing。 We might not be anything in the world's eyes, but we are everything in God's eyes.
I can't fully comprehend all this, truly it is beyond my understanding.
God the Father made a conscious choice to choose me and you, if you are truly born again. it shows surely that we have no part in our salvation it is God who takes the initiative, it is God who draws us to himself, it is God who loves us. 1 John 4:19
Why did he choose us?
So, we could be holy and blameless before him, we were tainted by sin, but now because of the cross, we can be blameless.
What motivated or constrained him? Love, pure and beautiful love. He had no need of us, he knew that we would reject him, but still he chooses us, still he loved us and now praise God, he has you and me, for his very own.. amen.
Matthew Henry writes on this verse:
We have here the date of this act of love: it was before the foundation of the world; not only before God's people had a being, but before the world had a beginning; for they were chosen in the counsel of God from all eternity. It magnifies these blessings to a high degree that they are the products of eternal counsel. The alms which you give to beggars at your doors proceed from a sudden resolve; but the provision which a parent makes for his children is the result of many thoughts, and is put into his last will and testament with a great deal of solemnity.
GOD BLESS YOU
KK
Chapter 1 verse 5
5 he predestined us[b] for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
ADOPTED AS ONE OF HIS OWN
We can get tied up with the doctrines of election and predestination and yes I completely believe in them, but we need to focus on this fact, that we are adopted into God's family as sons of the most high God.
Why did he do this?
Remember that God didn't have to do this, he didn't and in my case, I have no idea, why he did it.
Adoption is one of the great doctrines of the bible, we don't have to understand it it fully, we just have to embrace the fact that we are adopted. So many believers are insecure in their faith, they wonder if God truly loves them. If they got a grip of the magnificent doctrine of adoption and the fact that God is their father and they are his son, and that he/she has done nothing to deserve that, then they would feel completely reassured and live in confident faith.
God adopted us to himself, we are his child, he is our Father. He adopts us in a personal way, to himself, once adopted, we are linked to Him, he is our father, we are his child.
He did it through Jesus Christ, all that the Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, has we have, we have access to the Father, free and unlimited access, we are clothed with Christ's righteousness.
Again, adoption is a sovereign gift, all the things, we will talk about, are love gift from the Father, through the Son and applied by the Spirit.
Being a child of God, you are chosen, you are predestined to be sons of the Lord of the universe.
There is no higher privilege than that.. amen
Matthew Henry says this:
Predestination has respect to the blessings they are designed for; particularly the adoption of children, it being the purpose of God that in due time we should become his adopted children, and so have a right to all the privileges and to the inheritance of children
God bless you
Keith
Who am I?
I am an ordinary Christian just like you and me, I love to study the scriptures and share what God shows me. I am from the UK, and at present live in Nanjing China. I am an English teacher. I have been saved from my teenage years, am now eligible for Pension.
I believe the whole of the bible, especially love the five Solas of the reformation.
I am saved by GRACE alone by FAITH alone in CHRIST alone through the WORD OF GOD alone for the GLORY OF GOD alone.
RESOURCE CENTRE.. If you are in China, you may need a Vpn to access some of these links.
Please make use of the resources BELOW, either click on the links or copy and paste them into your browser. Please share these devotions. If you are not yet subscribed to receive these emails, please reply to keitherichobkirk@hotmail.com
THE BOTTOM LINE
TBL China – The Bottom Line, Ministries
PLEASE SIGN UP FOR THIS MINISTRY AND PRAY FOR CHINA
Prayer - China Partnership
Soundslikereign.. beautiful music, you can download this music for free
Sounds Like Reign
Persecuted church
News of the persecuted church
The Voice of the Martyrs
SERMON CENTRE
JOHN KNOX INSTITUTE
John Knox Institute of Higher Education
John Knox Institute of Higher Education
John Knox Institute of Higher Education
John Knox Institute of Higher Education