The Word Was in the Beginning
Wisdom's Part in Creation
Ephesians 1:3-10
The Message
The God of Glory
3-6How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He's the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son. 7-10Because of the sacrifice of the Messiah, his blood poured out on the altar of the Cross, we're a free people—free of penalties and punishments chalked up by all our misdeeds. And not just barely free, either. Abundantly free! He thought of everything, provided for everything we could possibly need, letting us in on the plans he took such delight in making. He set it all out before us in Christ, a long-range plan in which everything would be brought together and summed up in him, everything in deepest heaven, everything on planet earth.
For Reflection
We
are part of God's grand plan for his creation. We are free to choose
-- to know good and evil. In Christ we know good. In Christ we reject
evil. God provides the path to righteousness and the wisdom to choose
Him.
Pray
that
you will choose God. Pray that you will have the wisdom to listen to
the wisdom of the scriptures. Pray that you will embrace God's
protection. Pray that you uplift others to God.
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