Think for a moment of the Glory and Majesty of Almighty God. If a believer ponders in his heart the wonder of God's Grace, he soon realizes his own unworthiness and utter vileness. How
could it ever be that He, before whom the moon and stars are not pure in His
sight, accepts such sinners? Yet the infallible Word of God declares the He
indeed has accepted some men in the Beloved. Who are they? How are they made
accepted? According the Ephesians 1: 3-14, they are those who have been blessed
with all spiritual blessings in Christ. They are those who have been chosen in
Christ from the foundation of the world. They are those who have been
predestinated to the adoption of children by Christ. They are those who have
been accepted in Christ. They are those who have been redeemed by Christ,
forgiven their sins by Christ, illuminated in Christ, gathered in Christ, and
given and inheritance in Christ. They are those who have been given faith after
they heard the Gospel. They are those who have been sealed by the Holy Spirit in
Christ. This was all done for these to the praise and the glory of God's Grace.
This was accomplished for them by Him who doeth all things after the counsel of
His own will.
To the hopeless, and only the hopeless, this is good
news!