Thursday, September 11, 2014

To the Praise of His Glory

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for giving us through Christ every possible spiritual benefit as citizens of Heaven! For consider what He has done--before the foundation of the world He chose us to become, in Christ, His holy and blameless children living within His constant care. He planned, in His purpose of love, that we should be adopted as His own children through Jesus Christ--that we might learn to praise that glorious generosity of with His which has made us welcome in the everlasting love He bears toward the Beloved. It is through Him, at the cost of His own blood, that we are redeemed, freely forgiven through that full and generous grace which has overflowed into our lives and opened our eyes to the truth. For God has allowed us to know the secret of His plan, and it is this: He purposes in His sovereign will that all human history shall be consummated in Christ, that everything that exists in Heaven or earth shall find its perfection and fulfillment in Him. And here is the staggering thing--that in all that will one day belong to Him we have been promised a share (since we were long ago destined for this by the One who achieves His purposes by His sovereign will), so that we, as the first to put our confidence in Christ, may bring praise to His glory! And you too trusted Him, when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. And after you gave your confidence to Him you were, so to speak, stamped with the promised Holy Spirit as a guarantee of purchase, until the day when God completes the redemption of what He has paid for as His own; and that will again be to the praise of His glory."

Citizens of Heaven
Before the foundation of the world He chose us
Holy and blameless children living within His constant care
In His purpose of love adopted as His own children
Welcome in the everlasting love He bears toward the Beloved
At the cost of His own blood redeemed, freely forgiven
In all that will one day belong to Him promised a share
Stamped with the promised Holy Spirit as a guarantee of purchase

TO THE PRAISE OF HIS GLORY!!!!

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