Words Of Inspiration.
Everyone wants to know what "Adopted One" refers to. As a believer in Jesus Christ, God
has made me one of His children through His Son Jesus Christ. God has made me a joint
heir with Jesus Christ. The Bible tells us that "...He chose us in Him before the foundation
of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having
predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good
pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in
the Beloved" Ephesians 1:4-6. The very thought that God adpopted me as a son because it
pleased Him to do so is very thrilling and one motive for my worship of Him. God, the
Creator of the universe adopted me to bring praise to the glory of His Grace. Grace is a
marvelous attribute of the Father. Grace is receiving something that you DON'T deserve.
This is one way of learning about Grace:
G-od's
R-iches
A-t
C-hrist's
E-xpence
God's Riches At Christ's Expence!
and the flip side of that would be...
G-od
R-ejects
A-ll
C-arnal
E-fforts
God Rejects All Carnal Efforts!
That means that we cannot find favor with God by our own efforts of the flesh. It is only by the
grace of God through the Death of Christ that gives us a right standing before The
Almighty! We don't have to do anything except believe, and Ephesians 2:8-9 tells us that even our faith is a gift from God. God will Love us and did love us even when we
were His enemies. There is nothing you can do to make God Love you more, and there is
nothing you can do to make God Love you less. Wow, that is a wonderful thing. It takes all
the pressure off of us not having to perform to earn God's favor. Guess what! If it were left up
to us to "earn" God's favor, none of us, or anyone for that matter, would ever be able to
accomplish it! God is Good! Praise His Holy Name!
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