Sovereign grace we have discovered is what propels out into God's mission. Now let's continue to explore Ephesians 1:11-14 to see how else it applies to our lives as followers of Jesus,
“11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, 12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. 13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.”
We are going to close by looking at the ramifications of verses 12-14. As a result of the sovereign grace of God working out all things according to the purpose of his will we find that we have security.
Security.
It's something that investment companies make millions of dollars off of...
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We all desire security and it drives much of what we do and don't do in life. The perceived lack of security can create fear. This is what most of the politicians do in their campaigns. They seek to show that the other party will eliminate security from your life and leave you dangling. When we don't feel secure in our lives we experience fear.
However these verses in Ephesians remove any doubt about security from us. We no longer find our security in the context of finances, power, or relationships with people. We find them in relationship with the God of the universe. We are sealed by the Holy Spirit of God and in that sealing we find that there is nothing that can separate us from relationship with God.
This kind of security allows us to live freely. This kind of security actually sends us with confidence into a broken world without fear of being separated from God. We can enter into relationships with people not worried about our identity because it is wrapped up in God. We can tell people about Jesus and not have to worry about rejection or pain.
It turns out that when we find our security in the midst of God's grace we are able to step out boldly, confidently, full of grace and truth. We can then love well to the glory of God.
What would your life look like if you never feared insecurity ever again?
It would be amazing.
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