THE LOVE OF OUR FATHER

Ephesians 1:10-11

King James Version (KJV)

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:

¹¹ In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:

God our Heavenly Father loves us so much even before we were born he had a plan for our life.

 Before the creation of the world he chose us through Christ to be holy and perfect in his presence.

 Because of his love, he had already decided to adopt us through his son Jesus Christ.

 Our heavenly Father has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.

That means, in Christ Jesus, we have all the benefits of knowing the Father.

Being chosen for salvation, being adopted as His children, forgiveness, insight, the gifts of the Spirit, power to do the fathers will and the hope of living forever with Christ.

Because we have an intimate relationship with Jesus we can enjoy these blessings now.

The “heavenly realms,” means that these blessings are eternal, not temporal.

These blessings come from Christ’s spiritual realm, not from the earthly realm.

Our Heavenly Father chose us and that salvation depends totally on him.

We were not saved because we deserved it, but because our heavenly father is gracious and freely gives us salvation.

The mystery of salvation originated in the timeless mind of God, before we existed.

God the father showered his loving kindness on us, this is called Gods grace.

This is his loving favor given to those he saves.

God was not intentionally keeping this plan a secret, but his plan for the world could not be fully understood until Christ rose from the dead.

 His purpose for sending Jesus was to unite Jews and Gentiles in one body with Christ as the head.

God is still in charge, when your life seems chaotic, you can rest in this truth.

Jesus is Lord and God is in control, Gods purpose to save you can not be altered, no matter what evil Satan may bring.

 The Holy Spirit is Gods guarantee that we belong to Him, and He will do what He has promised.

The presence of the Holy Spirit in us demonstrates the genuiness of our faith.
 

This proves that we are Gods children and secures eternal life for us.

Stay in the Word,

Brother Andy