Like the wind blowing in a ship’s sails, the Holy Spirit moved the Apostle Paul to tell us about who we are in Christ, and why:
Praise be to the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with
every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the
creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined
us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with
his pleasure and will— to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has
freely given us in the One he loves. In him we have redemption through
his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s
grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, he made
known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he
purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their
fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.
In him we were also chosen, having been predestined
according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the
purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to put our hope
in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. And you also were
included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your
salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised
Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the
redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory. (Ephesians 1:3-14 NIV)
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