We are Sons and Daughters:

            Predestined to adoption:

Ephesians 1:5-6

5     He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will,

     6     to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.

     

            Just like I said before, we could have a big discussion over what this means by being predestined. God decided before time began that we, the ones who would believe on Jesus Christ as our Savior, would most certainly become His adopted sons and daughters. It was His will … He wanted it to happen. It is not something that we earn. He chose us. For some of us, our parents may not have chosen us. In fact, for some of us we were not even wanted at all and were told so. Today too many times we read or hear in the news about the horrible way children are treated because they did something that any child would do in that situation. It’s not that way with God. He knew how you would behave. He knew your personality. He knew how you would fail at times. He still loved you enough to choose you and to draw you to Himself.

If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what He would say:

            "I have desired to have communion with you from before the beginning of time. I set things in motion that would bring you unto Me. You could not refuse it because your desire was to be Mine. Your heart longed to be with Me, and I provided the way to make it a reality. There was no turning back. Once it was set into motion, it was a certainty.”

            16. Before the beginning of time, God said my destiny was to become His adopted child.