Ephesians 1
“1Paul, an apostle
of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to
the faithful in Christ Jesus:
3Blessed be the God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual
blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
4According as he
hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be
holy and without blame before him in love:
5Having
predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself,
according to the good pleasure of his will,
7In whom we have
redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches
of his grace;
9Having made known
unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath
purposed in himself:
10That in the
dispensation of the fulness 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:
11In 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:
13In whom ye also
trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation:
in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of
promise,
14Which is the
earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession,
unto the praise of his glory.
17That the God of
our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of
wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
18The eyes of your
understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his
calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19And what is the exceeding
greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his
mighty power,
20Which he wrought
in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand
in the heavenly places,
21Far above all
principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named,
not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
22And hath put all
things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the
church,
Praise the Lord for His election and
Predestination!!! Without Him chosing us we would be on the road to hell and
eternal torments. And O the love He has shown unto us! He knew us before He
created the world. He loved us even knowing before we were born how evil and
wicked we would be. And even now when we rebel against Him, He still loves
us!!!
What a blessing this chapter is to the child
of God. To know that our Heavenly Father chose us before the world began and
notice He said “Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus
Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,”. “ACCORDING TO
THE GOOD PLEASURE OF HIS WILL.” We were chosen by Him. We did not chose Him. We
could not chose Him when we were dead. Without His Amasing Grace we would still
be dead. Without His chosing us and His predestinating us unto His adoption
where would we be? Dead in our sins. Dead for all eternity.
If you are a child of God, this chapter
should be a great blessing to you. To know our Heavenly Father loved us so much
that He chose us above all others before He created the world and that His plan
of adoption for us is true and eternal. Nothing or nobody can take us from His
loving hand.
Where is man's free will we here so much
about today? Where is the false doctrine of “come as you are” that is so
popular? Praise God we are not left to ourselves for our salvation!!!
Praise ye the Lord!!!
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