I heard a funny story today from a teacher at the school I work at. She has a son in fifth grade. Another mother of a 5th grader mentioned that her daughter was dating this teacher's son. As this teacher had heard nothing about it, this news came as a surprise. She asked her son about it, and this is apparently how it went down.
While the boys were busy playing on the jungle gym, the girls stood on the side and decided, without any consent from the boys, which boys they were dating. This is how the dating scene was constructed in 5th grade.
The verse for today came to mind as this teacher was telling this story. The word "predestined" makes me think of God standing on the side of the jungle gym of life and saying "I choose that one." No wonder I have a hard time with predestination. But rather than get bogged down in theology today, God impressed something else upon my heart.
I have the sense that the two most critical phrases in the verse are "In love" which is actually from verse 4 technically, and "through Jesus Christ." Out of His love for us God has arranged things so that we might be His sons and daughters. And all of this is accomplished through Jesus Christ and the sacrifice that He made. In other words, heirdom is offered by God and provided through Christ out of the deep love that God has for us.
In love. Through Jesus Christ. Whatever God is doing, whatever form His work takes in my life, I can hold to these two concepts. It is out of His love, and it is through Jesus Christ. That's really all I need to know.
by the will of God,
Jonathan
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