Lectio
Divina #1
"God
has now revealed to us his mysterious plan regarding Christ, a plan to fulfill
his own good pleasure. And this is the plan: At the right time he will bring
everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on
earth. Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an
inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work
out according to his plan." -- Ephesians 1:9-11(NLT)
I believe that the advent of the Son
of God is the most spectacular and remarkable event in the history of mankind
and the entire cosmos. He has been with God since the beginning of eternity; He
has communed and worked with God the Father and the Spirit as One in order to
accomplish the purpose of God through their marvelous creation of men in their
own image. The work of Jesus Christ astounds me, not only because it is the
fulfillment of numerous Biblical prophecies, but also it is a powerful reality in
my life.
"God loved the world so much
that he gave his one and only Son" (John 3:16A) and the Son was willing to
descend to earth as a lowly Servant and undergo excruciating sufferings and
insane death on the cross in order to satisfy the Father's insatiable wrath
towards man's sin. Furthermore, God promised to send the Advocate - the Holy
Spirit - to those who believe in the Son of God. He did this so that man could
be united with God and carry out His will just as Christ exemplified what it
means to give God glory and bring Him great joy. This Gospel message of what God did in the
past gave me an assurance of God's incredible love for all mankind. It also
gave me a desire to believe that it can change my wretched and doomed destiny into
something astonishingly beautiful and eternally valuable through the power of
the Spirit, which is working powerfully in my heart in this present time. Finally, the Gospel gave me an extreme sense
of hope for the future. I do not have to worry about anything, not even death.
I can live my life to please God freely instead of wasting it by satisfying my
earthly desires in which there is no eternal value. Ultimately, I believe that
God will lead me to His glorious Kingdom as long as I keep my faith in Christ.
This truth regarding God's love
demonstrated through the creation of the world, the work of Jesus Christ, and
the promise of the Holy Spirit and eternal life has been revealed to me by His
grace alone. Moreover, this revelation
has becoming clearer and more real as I have been walking with Him and
following His perfect decrees. I love
this particular passage because it is a great affirmation of my previous belief
about the Gospel and it helped me to grasp a deeper understanding of unity with
Christ. The apostle Paul asserted that
"We have received an inheritance from God and He makes everything work out
according to His plan". God has already given us an access to all the
powers and resources of the Kingdom of God. With this privilege then, we are
able to do mighty things like turning this world upside down and proclaiming
the Good News about Christ with great confidence and boldness. Furthermore, this Scripture emphasizes that
God is the one who makes everything work out not us, and they will be done
according to His plan, not according to ours.
I believe that God certainly uses our work and efforts but I was
encouraged and strengthened as I realized that God completes and perfects our
work for His very purpose, and that any power or authority cannot change his
purpose.
I recognize that I'm a chosen person
of God only because of His infinite grace and special mercy. Thus, I want to
continue to develop my union with Christ by fostering my devotion and
submission to Him through a continual attitude of "taking up the cross
daily and following Christ".
Moreover, with the power and understanding of His will, that I receive
through my relationship with God, I am so eager to do anything to please Him
and advance God's divine will on earth as it is done in Heaven.
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