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 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.

And the Father chose us 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 Jackson

WEDNESDAY’S PRAYER REQUESTS

Junior Stephens

Amy Garner

Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad 

Andrew Halevi & Daughter

Ashely Burn’s Sisters 

Coly/Connor – Allison’s G’sons 

Dan Haines

Darlene Wiggins

David Burnette  

David Harrison – Riverside

Deanna Fowler

Denise Hulsey – Jordan’s G’mother 

Donnie Butler’s Dad

Doris Loyd

Dr. and Mrs. Davis

Drew

Easton Fielder 

Ed Mays

Eric Magnusson’s Mother

Eric Ward

Faith Burnette

Freddie May’s Mom 

George & Linda Alexander 

James Burnette 

James Garner’s Friend 

Joanie/Jeanie Mom

Jodi Bateman 

John Austin 

June Cronan’s Sister 

Kailey Bateman

Kim McClain’s Mother 

Krista Hilscher 

Larry Barker 

Lee Cronan

Lillanna Magnusson’s Mom

Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah 

Linda Hodges’ Sister 

Lonzo Christin 

Lori Blount’s Mother

Mary Sims 

Marynell Ford 

Maureen Brown 

Michael Stanley 

Miles Bradshaw

Nora Allison

Pastor & Mrs. Driskell 

Ricky Gipson   

Rose Fuller – Pruitt-Monroe Nursing Home, Forsyth GA

Roseleigh Osborn 

Sandra Graham    

Scott Lanier 

Soso Nzolo – 17 Yr. Old South African Pastor’s Daughter                                                         

Susan & Alexis Tesone

Susan Mosley

Tom Witcher