“In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.” Ephesians 1:11-12
We who trust in Christ for forgiveness and life have an inheritance in God’s heavenly kingdom and are among those predestined by God’s gracious will to trust in Christ and to be preserved in that faith through hearing God’s Word. This brings Him praise and glory for the salvation He has so mercifully bestowed upon us in Christ Jesus, our Savior.
We thank and praise You, O God, for graciously sending Your Son to redeem us, for choosing us to be Your own, bringing us to faith in Christ Jesus, and preserving us in that faith through hearing Your Word. Amen.
[Scripture is quoted from the Revised 1883 Webster Version of the Bible.]