From the Heart by B.Demaere

  It was all Decided   For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.  In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.  (Ephesians 1:4-5) As I read Ephesians 1:4, 5, the famous verse about ‘predestination’ I cannot help but think about the history of my immigration trip to Canada from Europe. A trip that had carefully been planned by my parents as they dreamed it over and again.   To me this trip was like a predestination that started by a desire which I believe originated with God.   God had given my parents soon after I was born the dream to one day make it to Canada as a family.   Originally, predestination starts with a desire in God’s heart and end with our decision to live for him.   That is the only interpretation I can give right now about predestination.   A decision made by God ahead of time since creation to have us become his children.   It is a mind-boggi

What if there was a period of decision for humanity?   Would not that be great?   Just picture this – Let’s say God has a plan for each one of us and in the end, he let each of us decide what we should do with it. That is what I think this following verse means…You all have been told what God’s plan of salvation is.   The bible says elsewhere that we don’t have any excuse.   Now this verse: He who is unrighteous-let him be unrighteous still, and he who is filthy-let him be filthy still, and he who is righteous-let him be declared righteous still, and he who is sanctified-let him be sanctified still: And lo, I come quickly, and my reward is with me, to render to each as his work shall be; (Revelation 22:11-12) In the context of these verses, we are required to leave the words of this prophecy alone and not add or take away from this. All through the Bible God has given the free will to choose the end of their story.   In other words, each one of us must choose the end of our