Re:Verse passage – Ephesians 1:3-12 (day seven)
When Paul wrote this introductory passage, he wrote it as all one sentence. It was meant to be an overture to set the tone and themes to be discussed throughout the letter. These are melodies we will be hearing over the next 13 weeks. Read through it again with this thought in mind. What do you hear? What stands out to you?
I hear something very clear, Christ has reconciled us to God. We have been chosen before the beginning of time, before we could make a choice ourself. God chose to love us. In a world where love has become conditional, God chose to love us unconditionally and to purchase us with His very own blood, knowing full well that not everyone would choose Him in return. In doing so, He gives the opportunity to those who choose Him to see glimpses of heaven here on earth. There is no greater love than this!
