IN GOD'S LOVE 3

 

IN GOD’S LOVE 3

Eph. 1:5 His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. And this gave him great pleasure. NLT

In God’s love, we are predestined by God. What this means is that God determined, designed, and designated a place for us to be in His kingdom. I am not going to dwell on our freewill here. I think it is a waste of our time to argue over points of doctrine that . we disagree on while we leave the world alone to go into a godless eternity. It is an ego thing for us to have to be right. We must set aside our egos and stay focused on our mission, to go into the world and make disciples for Christ.

We are predestined to be adopted into God’s family. Acts 4:12 God’s plan for mankind always has been to have a personal relationship with Him. He planned a way whereby we could be set free from our sinful hearts and enter into fellowship with Him. He planned for Jesus to come in the fulness of time to our righteousness and holiness before God.

In Christ, our hearts are made pure. We are then given an amazing position—children of God! We become a part of the family of God, co-heirs with Jesus of all of heaven’s blessings and glory. In Christ, we are now a part of the privileged. We are citizens of heaven. This world is no longer our home, we are just passing through.

We are predestined according to God’s pleasure. Nothing pleases God more than for a lost sinner to come to Christ for the forgiveness of his sins and to be adopted into His family. There is great rejoicing in heaven when someone is saved from the pit of hell. God’s longing is for everyone to be saved, although He knows most won’t. John 3:16 The only reason why Christ has not come back yet is so that as many people as possible will come to a saving knowledge of Him. II Pet. 3:8,9

We are predestined according to God’s will. His will is that we make it to our heavenly world. He works tirelessly to help us stay focused on those things that will get us into heaven. He does not give up on us and will always pursue us, even when we go astray. He won’t force His will on us, but He will help us if we will but let Him.

In God’s love, we are part of the family of God. All who live in Christ are our kinfolks. We will spend eternity with each other so we better learn how to get along together here on earth. Forget those things which divide us; let us keep our eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of our salvation.