Even Before God Made the World

Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.  God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.

—Ephesians 1:4-5 (NLT)

Loving and Gracious Father God,

Thank You for Your wondrous plan to make me holy and without fault in Your own eyes, through Christ—so that You could bring me to Yourself and adopt me as Your very own.

Thank You that before the beginning—before You created the heavens and the earth, before You put it all in order, and before You created time by setting it all into motion—You decided that mankind would be the focus of Your love.

Thank You that even before You created me, You so greatly desired to be able to have a loving relationship with me, that You made a way for me to come to You—a way for my sin debt to be paid—through the sacrifice of Your Son, Jesus Christ.

Thank You that You wanted me so very much that You chose me—even though I did not deserve it and did nothing to earn it—and that I get to choose You back and be adopted into Your family, as Your dearly loved child!

Thank You for the overwhelming love that I feel, in knowing that You not only wanted to do this, but got great pleasure in doing it for me—and for all those You call to accept the free gift of salvation.

Thank You for Your wondrous plan to make me holy and without fault in Your own eyes, through Christ—so that You could bring me to Yourself and adopt me as Your very own.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.