Love Revealed Lesson 7...Thursday

Devotional...7/25/13

“Extravagant Love”

Consider the incredible (extravagant) love that the Father has shown us in allowing us to be called “children of God”—and that is not just what we are called, but what we are. (1 John 3:1a

Extravagant Exceeding the bounds of reason, as actions, demands, opinions, or passions.

Going beyond what is deserved or justifiable.

Redemption in Christ

Scripture tells us...

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 

who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing

in the heavenly places in Christ, ⁴ just as He chose us 

in Him before the foundation of the world,

 that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, 

⁵ having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, 

according to the good pleasure of His will, ⁶ to the praise of the glory

 of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.

⁷ In Him we have redemption through His blood, 

the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace 

⁸ which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, 

⁹ having made known to us the mystery of His will, 

according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, 

¹⁰ that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might 

gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are 

in heaven and which are on earth—in Him. 

¹¹ In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, 

being predestined according to the purpose of Him 

who works all things according to the counsel of His will, 

¹² that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.

¹³ In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, 

the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, 

you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 

¹⁴ who is the guarantee of our inheritance 

until the redemption of the purchased possession, 

to the praise of His glory.

 Ephesians 1:3-14

(NKJV)

• We’ve been blessed with every possible blessing
• We’ve been chosen before the creation of the world
  
• We are without blame
• We’ve been adopted as his sons and daughters
• We are accepted in the Beloved
• We’ve been redeemed and forgiven
• We’ve had the whole plan of salvation revealed
          to us through the life and ministry of Jesus
• We have obtained an inheritance
• We are predestined for good things
• We’ve received the promised Holy Spirit
• We are guaranteed our inheritance

Consider the incredible 

(extravagant) love 

that the Father has shown us

 in allowing us to be called “children of God”

—and that is not just what we are called, 

but what we are. 

1 John 3:1a

Written by

Kathryn Hanson