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