my destiny

Ephesians 1:3-8  (NLT)

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.  Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.  God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ.  This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.  So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.  He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.  He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding.

Are you kidding me?!!!!  God has GREAT PLEASURE in adopting me as His daughter, uniting me with Jesus Christ, and blessing me with every spiritual blessing!  He chose ME even before He made the world so that I could be holy and blameless in His sight?!!  HOW CAN IT BE?!

The language of Ephesians 1 simply astounds me.  Lots of praise, lots of glory, God's pleasure, and grace that is LAVISHED on me!  Lavish means to give in abundance, to shower, characterized with extravagance and profusion.

God says that this is my destiny:  to be adopted as a daughter of God, to praise God's glory, to be forgiven and redeemed, to be holy in God's sight, and to be showered with grace, wisdom and understanding.  This is what God wants, and doing this in my life DELIGHTS Him.

I find it hard to believe this some days.  But God's Word says it, so it must be true.  HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!!!!!!