4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love
No, No, really - there is nothing on earth we can do to merit the favor of God, nothing. We are justified by the blood of Jesus, and there is no other remedy, especially not things we can do on earth. We are made holy by Him who's will it is that we be holy. But what about our awful behavior? Does that not count against us? Only to the degree of loss of reward, nothing can separate us from His love for us, nor diminish the incomparable power of the blood shed for all men for the remission of sins. In the same way that the high priest would annually atone for the sins of the nation of Israel our high priest once and for all atoned for our sin. We have an open relationship with the Father even in our sinful state, we can turn from our sin and be confident that He hears our prayer. No matter how far we "run" or how many years we ignore Him, with contrite heart one turn in earnest toward Him and He is there. Our behavior will allow us to be used by Him, as we are used by Him we find ourselves on the path He has ordained for us, and there we find peace, contentedness and fruitfulness.
Believe, that I am favored by Him and walk worthy of that favor.
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One of the most effective ways to allow the Word of God to affect your life is to study it inductively. That is what this blog is all about. Typically one verse per day will be mined for insight and then followed up with how I plan to implement that insight practically. My prayer is that in some way you find this useful in your journey and that it may impact you positively. -G
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