Loved . . . Chosen . . . Adopted

“Long before
he laid down earth's foundations,
he had us in mind,
had settled on us
as the focus of his love,
to be made whole
and holy by his love.
Long, long ago he decided
to adopt us
into his family
through Jesus Christ.
(What pleasure he took in planning this!)”
Ephesians 1:4-5
Message Bible


Long before . . .
God loved me
you

Long before . . .
God decided to adopt me
you
into His family

as His
very own
valuable
eternal person

whole

holy

through Jesus’
death
burial
and resurrection

“And this
gave Him (God)
great
pleasure.”
NLT

Think about this!

How great a love is this
that God
would sacrifice
His only Son, Jesus
for me
for you

and it gave Him
great pleasure!?!