Who's your daddy? Ephesians 1:5

 Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  FEAR NOT! BE BLESSED TODAY!!

  Who is your Daddy?  Most of us all know our Father.  Some fathers are good, some mediocre, some bad, and some not even in the picture.  However, when we look at Ephesians 1:5 He predestined us for adoption as sons (daughters) through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will.

  Now I may open some questions and get comments back about the rest of this study.

  1- predestined - knowing before hand what is to happen.  I believe God loves us all and wants us all to be His children. However, being all knowing of the past, present, and future, God knows who will and who won't accept His most worthy gift of salvation.

  Many people get hung up on the "predestination" situation and have questions like: why would a loving God send you to hell;  if He loves us all why do we need to accept Jesus:  why doesn't God eliminate evil and we all live peaceably?

  God does not want puppets  or robots to just do what they are told.  He gave us life, intellect, and the ability to be able to choose good over evil.  After Adam and Eve, committing sin, God provided us with a "GIFT OF HIS SON-JESUS CHRIST" and then we can choose to accept the gift or reject the gift.

  God is ABBA, Father, Daddy.  A good father loves his children, cares for them, corrects them when they are wrong, but never stops loving them.  Just as I did with my daughters.  I love them dearly, don't want them to have harm and always want the best for them, BUT, I am not there to make all their decisions and keep them as puppets.  Yes all my girls have gone against me various times, yet I still love and care for them and they are my family.

   This is how God, Abba, is with us.  He loves us, forgives us, and is always there for us.  We are part of the family of God.  We are children of the King, of the ruler over all the cattle of a thousand hills, we are royalty!  We should be proud of our salvation (which is a gift) and share this wonderful news with others.

  Thanks for reading today. Love y'all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny