Isaiah 52-54, Ephesians 1, Psalm 140: 1-5
Ephesians 1: 3-6 (ESV)
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even
as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be
holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to
himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to
the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.”
I love verses 3 through 6 from Paul’s letter to the Church
as Ephesus. I love the idea that a person of faith was predestined by God to be
adopted to him as his child through our faith in Jesus Christ. These verses
speak to me when I am in a “blue mood” or in a season of troubles, when I sometimes
question why I was even born because I am in such misery. These verses help me
to remember that God chose me before he created the world. That God had me in
mind as a part of his plan and that he had my whole life mapped out, so that
one day I would be adopted to him through faith in Jesus Christ. That God is
with him in my “blue mood” or my season of troubles, waiting for me to come to
him so he can comfort me. That he loves me so unconditionally that no matter
what I think about him, he will always be there waiting for me patiently to
come home to him.
I hope if you find and read these words, that they help to
bring you comfort if you are experiencing “one of those days” when you throw up
your hands and wonder why you were born. That these words help you to remember
that God predestined you to be part of his plan, and that your life is not
worthless but totally worthwhile because God chose you before he created the
world to be with him as his beloved child.
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