January 31, 2018 - -Ephesians 1:11 The Glorious God Who Is Sovereign

In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will.

Ephesians 1:11 NKJV

The God of heaven and earth, the only True God, is Sovereign. That means all things happen according to His will. He has predestined--He has predetermined the destination--of all people. Those Whom God has chosen in Jesus Christ will gain an inheritance in the new heavens and new earth. Those whom God has predestined for wrath will spend eternity under His judgment. It is His right to rule and His glory to rule.

He is not pleading with us to follow Him. He is not begging that we should invite Him into our hearts and then we do as we please as if we had security for our future. No, it is believers who beg others to see the glory and Sovereignty of God.

Believers who know His power and His right to cast into hell or usher into heaven, it is believers who plead with others to yield themselves to Him Who Alone Is True. When the heart of a man or a woman is confronted with the great power of the Living God that person cannot help but bend the knee before Him and offer the will to His eternal purposes.

God of Terrible Majesty and Awesome Power thank You for the work of Your Spirit Who guards believers in the Faithful One, Jesus Christ. Prevent my heart from wandering and seeking after things and stuff that can never satisfy. The great promise and picture of the Bible is that You are the Shield and Very Great Reward of Your people. Be for me what You promised to Abraham and his descendants, be what You promised to all who are in Jesus Christ--the Shield and Very Great Reward of my life. By my life and by the word of my mouth, by the life of believers and their testimony, draw many sons and daughters to the great glory of knowing You. Amen.