"…even as He chose
us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and
blameless before him." (Eph. 1:4)
A father's blessing starts before conception, when a child is planned and anticipated by both parents. You can imagine a father-to-be saying, "I desire you! I want you! I am so glad God made you! I love you completely! You are my favorite! You are special!" These statements communicate what it means to be chosen, which is almost synonymous with being loved. In fact, many Bible verses link these two concepts:
"The Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for His treasured possession... the Lord has set His love on you and chose you,... because the Lord loves you." (Deut. 7:6-8)
"But we ought always to give thanks to you brothers, beloved by the Lord, because God chose you." (2 Thess. 2:13)
"As God's chosen ones, holy and beloved…" (Col. 3:12)
"For we know brothers, loved by God, that He has chosen you." (1 Thess. 1:4)
God has blessed us by choosing us long before our fathers ever could: Before the creation of the world! Whether your conception was planned and anticipated with great joy, or viewed as a surprise or even an "accident," God chose you!
He chose you before you had done anything to try to please Him. He chose you, not because of any merit of your own. In fact, "God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of the Lord" (1 Cor. 1:27).
This week, hear the Lord speaking the blessing of bestowing value over you.
"But we ought always to give thanks to you brothers, beloved by the Lord, because God chose you." (2 Thess. 2:13)
"As God's chosen ones, holy and beloved…" (Col. 3:12)
"For we know brothers, loved by God, that He has chosen you." (1 Thess. 1:4)
God has blessed us by choosing us long before our fathers ever could: Before the creation of the world! Whether your conception was planned and anticipated with great joy, or viewed as a surprise or even an "accident," God chose you!
He chose you before you had done anything to try to please Him. He chose you, not because of any merit of your own. In fact, "God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of the Lord" (1 Cor. 1:27).
This week, hear the Lord speaking the blessing of bestowing value over you.
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