Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
Ephesians 1:3, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:”
The Lord builds the church with brothers and sisters who handle everything in their daily life with Christ.
God’s intention is that Christ would be our relationship with every item in our lives, whether inward or outward.
But His intention does not extend just to us.
Have you ever realized that even the Father Himself handles everything with Christ?
He handles the entire universe with Christ.
He does not touch the universe apart from Christ.
It is enlightening to see that the Father handled His eternal purpose, His plan, and the good pleasure of His will with His Son.
Ephesians 1:3-4 says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:”
In eternity past the Father chose us in His Son, His Beloved.
This is how the Father began to handle the universe.
Before the universe was created, the Father was at the “drawing board” considering all those who would choose to be in His family and who would be part of His habitation for eternity.
And what came out was an eternal plan that had everything to do with His Son.
God did not come forth with a plan that was apart from His Son.
The Father’s plan was in Christ.
Verse 5 continues, “Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,”
It was the Father’s good pleasure to handle His eternal plan with Christ.
God’s good pleasure is to have many sons.
He has predestined us for this.
But He has done it through Jesus Christ and through His redemption.
It is by His ONE unique Son that God gets His MANY sons.
Until Tomorrow,
With A Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad
Brandon’s Dad
Dan Haines
Dan Wohey
Daniel Ford
Darlene Thaxton – Radiation
Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’Mother
Dr. Don Davis
Easton Fielder
Ellen Boyd
Freddie May’s Mom
George Alexander
James Burnette
Jim Mabe – Chemo
Joan Cronan’s Sister
John McClain
Linda Hodges’ Sister
Michael Stanley
Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother
Ronnie Palmer
Rusty Turner
Scott Nix
Tom Witcher
Tony Breedlove
James Garner’s Friend
Kim McClain’s Mother
Lonzo Christian
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Pastor & Mrs. Driskell
Ricky Stubbs
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Sheila Simmon’s Cousin
Tammy Shellnut’s Mother/Dad