God Held an Election and Voted for You, Not Once, But Twice!

"He predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—"(Ephesians 1:5)


Imagine that! You didn't even have to run for this eternal office in God's Kingdom. You gain entry into the Kingdom of God, not by any campaign promises you made or any good works you did. In fact, God elected you, before you even took your first breath!

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world." (Ephesians 1:3-4)

God is Sovereign

God is free to do as He sees fit. To predestine one to a life with Him is an absolute FREE gift of His Grace. He gives us eternal life. It is all God's doing and has nothing to do with us.

Twice chosen

God also put us into Christ, so that our salvation is sure. What the Holy Spirit reveals to me is this: God knew us before we were born, He chose us to be a "Saved-One" back then. But, Christ had not completed His work--His death, resurrection and ascension--

Look at this verse: "In him (Jesus Christ) we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will." (Ephesians 1:11) We were ALSO chosen--in addition to the first choosing-- in Christ. Why?

Because we could never be pure enough, holy enough or worthy enough, apart from Jesus Christ.  that's precisely why God-- who is Holy--provided another way to surmount our sin problem so that we could gain entry into God's Kingdom.

And so God also puts us in Christ--When?

I believe that it is--at the point that we accept the work of the cross--and all that Christ is-- and we believe on Him for our salvation. At  that moment God puts us into Christ and gives us His Holy Spirit.


We now are not only  predestined to be a Saved-One, we are also a Christ-One, and one with Christ and worthy "to enter and participate in  the Kingdom of God.

So brothers and sisters, God cast two ballots for us--the first one is like a "primary election" (predestined for an office) This gives us the predisposition to receive God's Grace, and a second  ballot cast elects us to the "office for eternal Life with Him."

What do we have to do to take office? 

--at some point in our  lives-- must choose to receive God's gift of Grace and through it, choose to live their lives before the Lord, doing as he commands, often stumbling, often repenting of their sin and starting anew--and preserving until the end of our earthly lives.

Brothers and Sisters, discern what the Holy Spirit reveals to you. There is so much in this letter to the Ephesians and that once understood and appropriated,  can help us to live a Christian life that is far above average. so, live today with great joy, knowing that you are predestined for greatness