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Day Three – Chosen by God

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Welcome to your daily Bible 2020 reflection. Over this series we’ll be taking time to read, speak, pray and share God’s word.

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Ephesians 1:3-5

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will. (NIVUK)

Often in life we find ourselves thinking about what we lack and are missing.

I wonder, do we spend as much time thanking God for the riches we have because Jesus came?

How good to be reminded by Paul that God the Father has blessed, and not cursed, us. And what a blessing – “every spiritual blessing” is ours because of Jesus!

We hear God calling us afresh through this text: reminding us that he chose us before the creation of the world. And we were chosen for a purpose: to be holy and blameless yes, but also, in love, chosen to be children of God. 

Today, whether our circumstances are easy or hard, good or bad, as Christians we find our identity and purpose afresh in this: that we are beloved children of God, blessed with everything we need because of Jesus.

PRAYER

Our Father, thank you that in Christ you have blessed us with every spiritual blessing. Thank you that we are chosen and loved by you. Help us today to be thankful for all we have and to trust you for all we need. Amen

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