Ephesians 1:4 Even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.
We can be a bit like my Christmas tree. We don’t feel perfect and unless we’re balanced right we too have a tendency to get a bit bent out of shape by life as well! But the wonderful thing is God loved us and chose us even before the world was made, regardless of our flaws, and because He has put us in Christ He sees us as holy and with no fault in His eyes. That’s amazing!
Yes, He does have to balance us up if we start to lean over, and He does it through His word and through the Holy Spirit inside us leading and guiding us. He does it by the encouragement we receive from other people, by His great kindness and amazing grace He gives us for each and every day.
This last year we’ve looked at scripture comparing us to palm trees and willow trees etc. But I think at this time of year we could compare ourselves to lovely Christmas trees!
So next time you look at your Christmas Tree and if you’re feeling a bit out of balance, remember you are one of God’s trees being made into something lovely for His glory. He loved you and chose you. You are His masterpiece and He’s making you all strong and straight and balanced and glorious. You’re being made more like Jesus every day as you follow Him.😊 Thank You Lord.
Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
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