“3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, 4even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 6to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.” – Ephesians 1:3-6 (ESV)
Here Paul is clear that we were predestined as heirs to God through Jesus Christ. We are all set in our eternal glory with Him. I cannot help but go back to John 1:3 to see more about this.
“3All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.” – John 1:3 (ESV)
All things were created through by God through Jesus Christ. I am a part of all things. I was made for a purpose and predestined to receive the glory of God through Jesus Christ death and resurrection. My glory was written before I was made.
As I was predestined for glory, I have to do my part to maintain that glory. I have choices to make in this world to do God’s will. I am not allowed to sit idle in my life and rest now. I will have plenty of time to rest when the work for God is done. I need to continue to act as the one inheriting the glory that God provides through the Jesus Christ.
“11In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. 13In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.” – Ephesians 1:11-14 (ESV)
My predestination is carefully guarded and guaranteed by the Holy Spirit until that time I am called home. But make no mistake, my glory is already set. I am already an heir with Jesus and while I am here in this world, the Holy Spirit is by my side protecting me from the evil one.
What guarantees do you have in life? Are you aware of the guarantee of glory through your predestination? What if we acted as such and did all to honor the glory we have been predestined?
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