"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— to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins,in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfilment to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ." -Ephesians 1:3-10
Most bigger cities now have a "bike only" lane on the paved roads for those who wish to bike instead of drive. This is a very good and encouraging way to have people seek more healthier and to be more eco-friendly way of transportation. This can also be seen in a different light though...
These "bike roads" are roads that are paved for a specific people, those who bike, obviously. However with that in mind also consider this, roads are almost like pre-destined paved paths for us. They lead us where we want to go. These bike roads are pre-destined as well, but also paved for a specific people.
God in this way has paved paths for us. Proverbs 3:5-6 says:
" Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."
And our theme verse, Ephisians 1:3-10, is one about God having a pre-destined redemptive plan for us;
"For he chose us in him before the creation of the world"
Now this doesn't mean we are mindless robots doing the will and commands of a over powering scientist, rather like a parent wishes the best of their child, God wishes and plans the best for us!
This concept is a hard one to grasp and many do not understand it, this leads to those who take this out of meaning and start to believe and see God as the Scientist rather then the parent...
And so like cities have specific, almost pre-destined "bike roads," God has paved out a specific, -destined, "faith road" for us, each one is different, made especially for you and you alone, but all end, begin, and are filled with Christ and His love for us.
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In conclusion, I give this person a virtual THUMBS up and a I AM PROUD OF YOU for being the difference and living her life for Christ, not just with her words or actions but also her body!
