Ephesians 1:8

6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, ^aby which He made us accepted in ^bthe Beloved.

7 ^aIn Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to ^bthe riches of His grace

8 which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and¹ prudence,

9 ^ahaving made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure ^bwhich He purposed in Himself,

10 that in the dispensation of ^athe fullness of the times ^bHe might gather together in one ^call things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him.

11 ^aIn Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to ^bthe purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,

12 ^athat we ^bwho first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.

13 In Him you also trusted, after you heard ^athe word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, ^byou were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

14 ^awho¹ is the guarantee of our inheritance ^buntil the redemption of ^cthe purchased possession, ^dto the praise of His glory.

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This gives us a picture of what is happening on earth. We can see what God is doing in a great, large scope, considering it over perhaps billions of years of time because verse 4 says that He did this before the foundation of the world. Some translations say "before the foundation of the creation." If we take the word to mean "creation," how old is the earth? Scientists say several billions of years—time beyond most people's thinking. Nevertheless, when He began to plan these things, God took into account that mankind might sin, and there would have to be something to redeem him, to buy him back, from his character flaws, his bondage to sin.

God has been planning this a long time. If the whole human lifetime is nothing but the blink of an eye compared to a thousand years, how much has God invested in terms of time? This is part of the cost we need to consider regarding Passover. This is no little thing that God is working out. We are so important to God that we are beyond value! We cannot compute it! He has billions of years invested in us! He has been thinking, planning, working things out so He can bring us into His Kingdom! It is awesome to consider!

John W. Ritenbaugh
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