“…just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.” – (Eph 1:4-6 NASB)
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Journal,
Have you heard the story about heaven’s gate? It goes like this – When we get to heaven we will see a great gate, and over the great gate a sign will read, “Whosoever Will, Let Him Come and Drink Freely.” When we pass through the gate, and look back, the sign over the great gate will read, “Saved from the Foundation of the World.” Of course this is just a story. But what a wonderful mystery is this our salvation.
(2) As to one phase of the kingdom of God, the King says to those on his right, “Come, you who are blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.” (Matt25:34)
(3) Of the Christ-rejecting leadership, the Lord said, “The blood of all the prophets, shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged to this generation.” (Luke11:50)
(4) When Jesus prayed, He said, “Father….You loved me before the foundation of the world.” (John17:24)
(5) Paul says of all believers, “He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him in love.” (Eph1:4)
(6) The book of Hebrews speaks of God’s rest in the Messiah, in saying that, “His works were finished from the foundation of the world.” (Heb4:3)
(7) Of Christ’s pre-existence in eternity, and with regard to our salvation, it says, “He would have needed to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been manifested to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself.” (Heb9:26)
(8) Peter says the Christ, “Was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you, who through Him are believers in God…” (1Pet1:20,21)
(9 and 10) Both Rev13:7 and Rev17:8, speak of the names of the saved written in the Lamb’s book of life, “from the foundation of the world.”
Could it be that what was said of Jeremiah could be said of us all? I think so. David thought so. He wrote, “Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; and in Your book were all written the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them.” (Ps139:16 – Take time to read the whole of Psalm 139.)
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What is the issue in all this?
The issue is that believers need to have their conscious life filled with assurances of their salvation. This is what moves our salvation out of the emotional realm into the very heart of new covenant salvation.
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The cry of redemption.
This cry of sonship speaks of God’s eternal redemption that was set in place from the foundation of the world. We are the children of eternity. We carry in our hearts an eternal seal. We have a longing for eternal things. We realize eternal affairs with our hearts.
Yes we are the children of eternity. We are the children of the cross. We are the children of the resurrection. And this is just the way we are.
Can we explain it? Afraid not. All this remains a great mystery even to the children of God.
Take time to listen to this song, ‘Who Am I,’ by Casting Growns:
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In love with Jesus,
Buddy
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What a great way in the song of saying “watch me rise again” which is another way of saying i have fallen again. a father never stops loving his sons. a great way to end the day. thank you bro. Buddy for the lesson.
You are welcome Richard. You nailed it right, ‘A father never stops loving his sons (or his daughters).’