Redemption Throughout History

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 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.  In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all  wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.

In 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, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.  In 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, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.

                                                                                  Ephesians 1:3-14

My heart is joyful in reading this passage.  To know that the Lord planned the gospel story of salvation before time began and set it forth on the stage of history.  What a glorious and loving Father we have who brings us into his redemptive story as a joy and delight to him for the sole purpose of his glory.  I am blessed by a Father who gently reminds me of my worth in Him alone and romances my soul.  It has been such a blessing over the past 4 years to see the Lord take me from a place of legalistic Christianity to a Spirit filled joyful relationship with the Father.  Thank you Lord for your plan and timing and training.  I pray that I would continue to walk patiently in this life knowing the Father is in full control and has a micro plan for my life that lines up perfectly with His LARGE plan for eternity.

Praying for a trusting and faithful heart moment by moment.