Saturday, March 1, 2014

God Thinking XLVI - Understanding Foreordained 2

"Romans 8:28-30,  And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose.
V 29 For whom He did foreknow, He did also predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He (Jesus) might be the firstborn among many brethren.
V30 Moreover, whom He did predestinate, them He also called: and whom He called, them He also justified: and whom He justified, them He also glorified.”
 
If you can clearly see that before God predestined anything for anyone, what He predestinated for them was based on what He foreknew they would do. 
 
God did not predestine that those who choose to do evil would at the same time be performing God’s will.  God did not predestine that those who love to do evil are pursuing the purpose of God.
 
Predestinate comes from the Greek word (proorao) which means {to behold, to see in advance and declare the outcome of.

What God saw in advance of you, He declared the outcome of.
 
When the bible talks about predestination, it is not talking about blindly bringing something to happen, without the foreknowledge of the outcome, despite the circumstances.
 
“For whom He did foreknow, He did also predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son.”
 
God’s purpose for your life is that you will be conformed to the image of His Son, and if you have accepted the free gift of salvation, you will be conformed to the image of His Son.
 
We all have pursuits, and it is reasonable and sensible to pursue God ordained goals, dreams and tasks at hand.   God knows all about your life’s goals, your dreams and those things that you must do."
 
Excerpt from God Thinking XLVI - Understanding Foreordained by Keith C. Powell Copyright 2014

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