Scripture to Read: Romans 8:29–30
God loves us as His children, and to know He chose us before we ever knew Him is incredibly humbling. Today God tells us in Romans 8:29–30, For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; 30 and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified. When we, as God’s children, question God’s love for us, it’s because we don’t know the fullness of His Truth yet. God confirms that He loved and chose us even before the foundation of the world (Ephesians 1:4). More good news for Christians that God gives us is that He chose us to be entirely sanctified by Him and be conformed to the image of our Lord Jesus Christ. Being conformed to Christ’s image will ultimately happen when we go home or when Christ returns. But until one of those two things happens, God desires us to model our lives after Him (Ephesians 5:1–2). God's work in us to share in this sanctification through Christ ultimately will bring glory to Christ, for He alone is the beloved and honored among all believers. So, as God’s children, He called us to do His work for His glory because He justified us. To be justified means God declared His children to be free from the guilt of sin, knowing Christ took our guilt for us. Finally, God will raise us to be glorified with our Lord.
Challenge & Application
· What God has done for us in Christ is phenomenal, but how does it change how you see yourself through God’s Truth?
· How will what you learned today change how you live your life for our Lord?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!