Ephesians 1:11 - For His Good Pleasure

Ephesians 1:11
also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will,

Message: For His Good Pleasure

Time: Paul wrote the letter to the Ephesians sometime in AD 60–61, around the same time he wrote Colossians and Philemon. Ephesians deals with topics at the core of being a Christian - faith and practice, no matter the situation.

What the Lord is Saying:

One of the big misunderstandings (according to Ligonier's TableTalk devotional which I use as my guide in studying God's Word) is that people that that since God has predestined people to be his people that people are predestined in a random fashion. It is this idea that God throws ping pong balls into the big lottery ball and then begins to pull out people in random fashion. Scripture does not tell us there is no reason for his choosing, but it does that works do not play into the equation.

This scripture today, from Ephesians 1:11, states that God's choosing is according to the counsel of His will. Choosing is for a reason. Just because we do not know the purpose doesn't mean there is no purpose.

We need to be more careful in our words and what we are teaching and not read too much into the reading of God's word, to the point that we are saying things that just are not there.

Promise: Just because we do not know the purpose doesn't mean there is no purpose.