Ephesians 1:1-6.     

Andrea knew long before she dated her husband that if she ever had a little girl, she’d be naming her after her maternal grandfather. He was the holiest man she’d ever known, and she wanted to honor his Christlike legacy by naming her daughter after him. Fortunately, her husband was a good sport and allowed her to name his child after a man he won’t meet until he gets to heaven.

In the apostle Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus he writes, “For he [God] chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.” God chose you, me, the people in the next town and across the world before He even said, “Let there be light.”

God chose the characters in His story before He created the setting. Not only did He choose us, He gave us a purpose—to be holy and blameless in His sight—before the story was planned out. As if that isn’t humbling enough, He also gave us free will, allowing us to dictate our own adventures.

God is quite the Author! May we craft stories that bring Him the glory He deserves.

Author: Andrea Talley