Before He created everything, God chose us to be His people, His adopted children, and He made it our destiny to become like Christ. All glory to God. Praise Him one and all.
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)
And we know
that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called
according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed
to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and
sisters. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also
justified; those he justified, he also glorified. (Romans 8:28-30 NIV)
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Take the place God has prepared for you in His plan for the
ages. Believe in Jesus Christ. Accept the Salvation He provided for
you. Grow to be more and more like Him
each day. He will bring you joy and
peace, and the Holy Spirit living in you will help you walk the walk that Jesus
walked.
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