Day 13 Ephesians 1:11

DAY 13

“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

This verse is a verse of confidence and gives you a great spiritual truth – “I am predestined because I am in Christ.” This word has led to much confusion in churches today. But this verse was meant for confidence and not confusion.

The true biblical meaning of predestination means that all believers have the final act of God’s purpose in their lives (to be made like Jesus) sealed by His power to occur without fail. In this chapter, we have seen that we are both adopted and preserved. We can never lose our salvation because adopted sons/daughters cannot ever be disinherited. We will be preserved for all eternity, regardless of what life or the enemy might bring. We know with confidence that these things will happen because it is predestined to happen.

Some people believe that predestination means that God "predetermined" that some people would be saved and that other people would not be saved. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The Bible makes it clear that God desires for all men to be saved. This verse is not about who gets saved, but what happens when we are saved.

God decided before He started this entire human drama that He would have a church. He did not predetermine who would be in that church and who would not, but requires of each person a choice to accept or reject Him as their God. He decided that He would make those who chose to be a part of His church become like Jesus. That is a process that begins while we are on earth and is completed once and for all when we are ultimately gathered together in heaven to live in His presence forever. (See verse 10)

We know all believers will be made to be like Jesus because it is His will. This verse tells us that all Christians have an inheritance waiting in heaven – because we are His adopted children. It is even given in past tense. Why is it written in past tense if we will not receive it until we go to heaven? Because it will happen as if it already did happen. God sealed it as our destiny as His children. Nothing can change that because it is His loving desire for it to happen.

You need never doubt your salvation. You need never worry about heaven. Why? Because you have an inheritance waiting there that has been sealed by the blood of Jesus. God predestined you to receive that inheritance in Jesus Christ. Your eternal future was sealed by the power of God through Jesus. Can you be any more safe? Are you thankful for that truth on a daily basis?