Ephesians 1:3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
At the beginning of last school year, a colleague shared his class motto with me: “It just doesn’t matter.” I immediately perceived it as a rather fatalistic view. However, the longer I sit with it, the more I agree with it, and the more I think it applies to EVERYTHING, not just school. God loves us. Jesus died for us. As Ephesians 1:4 reminds us, “Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.”
Ephesians 1:4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love
We ARE going to mess up sometimes. We ARE going to get it wrong sometimes. We ARE going to get it exactly right sometimes, too. In the end, it just doesn’t matter because we are deeply, fully, fiercely, completely, gracefully loved by our Creator.
Ephesians 1:5 he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will—
Precious Savior, Help me to remember, always, that no matter how good I am, no matter how badly I mess up, it just doesn’t matter because You’ve got me covered with You amazing grace and unending love. Thank You. Amen.
Ephesians 1:6 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
Have a blessed day.