Thesis : What does God do in our lives that merits our praise of Him?
1. God Has Picked Us (v.4) * God choosing people is a blessing as verse flows from previous verse * God ordains (chooses, selects, calls) people for His own glory, not because of any
merit individuals have in themselves. A. Chose Israel to bring Christ B. Calls/Chooses people for service (gifting) C. Chose Paul to reach Gentiles (chosen instrument) * God chooses people to save, draws them to Himself, changes their heart to where they gratefully accept His offer of grace
2. God Predestined Us (v.5) * God has a plan - for us to be like Christ * To share in inheritance of and with Christ ("adoption") * How should this eternal truth effect the way you serve and live for Christ
3. God Purposed Us (v.6) * "to the praise of His glory" * our creation and redemption was all purposed towards praising God * True satisfaction will never come to life without consistent attitude of praise to God
CONCLUSION: All life is truly about God and His work, so we should be more content. Discontent is the real problem of our hearts. To counter this, we need to praise Him more.
* God's holy design in us should be the basis of our praise to Him.
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