4b In love he predestinated us. “In love.” I find this theme of God's love appearing again and again. Everything of God is rooted in his love. Because he is love, he is who he is and he did what he did. And because he loves me - and that is even more astounding, he made plans to make it possible to have fellowship with Him - and did everything necessary to make that love do its wonderful work.
5 Adopted. An apt term indeed, because none of us are born actual sons and daughters of God - we are sons and daughters of our parents. In spiritual terms, we are adopted! If we are to get into fellowship with God, it must be at his initiation. He determines to adopt me, not me him. This puts the love of God at the very center of redemption.
His sons. Only Jesus is not adopted - all of us who are in Jesus are. There is absolutely nothing wrong in being adopted. We are lifted upward by adoption into this heavenly family - on earth and in heaven.
Adopted children are bound together by the love of the person who adopted them - in love. No one deserves to be in this family of adoptees. By grace are we among God's privileged adopted sons and daughters
This is precious imagery and full of divine truth. A weak human expression but eterrnally meaningful.
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