GOD CHOSE US

Ephesians 1:4-6

For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he[a] 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.

1:4 Paul says that God “chose us” to emphasize that salvation depends totally on God. We are not saved because we deserve it but because God is gracious and freely gives salvation. We did not influence God’s decision to save us; he saved us according to his plan. Thus, there is no way to take credit for our salvation or to allow room for pride. The mystery of salvation originated in the timeless mind of God long before we existed. It is hard to understand how God could accept us. But because of Christ, we are holy and blameless in his sight. God chose us, and when we belong to him through Jesus Christ, God looks at us as if we had never sinned. All we can do is express our thanks for his wonderful love.

1:5 “Predestined” means marked out beforehand. This is another way of saying that salvation is God’s work and not our own doing. In his infinite love, God has adopted us as his own children. Through Jesus’ sacrifice, he has brought us into his family and made us heirs along with Jesus (Romans 8:17). In Roman law, adopted children had the same rights and privileges as biological children, even if they had been slaves. Paul uses this term to show how strong our relationship to God is. Have you entered into this loving relationship with God? Tyndale. Life Application Study Bible NIV.

For those who don’t know I have a double ADOPTION!!! Not only did God choose me for adoption but my parents adopted me also. And like Gods adoption my parents loved me just as much as their 2 other biological children. That love is not hard for me to understand, none of us have lived a perfect life yet God forgave and chose us into his family. And I certainly was no poster child with my parents BUT they continued to love and forgive me. If you haven’t accepted that adoption, ON THE WAY HOME WALK WITH JESUS knowing that when you accept him as your Savior he has already chosen you to be loved and accepted just like you were his child from the BEGINNING!!!