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GoD's WorK - God's Puzzle Solved

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Every Man In His Order335Be like little children who are thirsting to learn and understandGod’s “word.” Spiritually mature Christians, who are the saintsand the faithful, have been blessed already with all forms ofspiritual blessings in heavenly places through Christ (Verse 3).Paul looked back into history. It was long before the universe ofobjects was created. There was nothing in existence at that time- only God. This implies that even before the physical existenceof the universe took place, God predestinated and foreknew you tobe adopted from the state of having human parents - to eventuallybecoming one of God’s spiritual “sons” and “daughters.”Why? It is because it pleases God to give of Himself. With God’slove and goodness, it gives Him great pleasure to share Himselfwith you. This is according to His will. Since God is the solegoodness (Matthew 19:17), it is the only perfect and right pathGod must follow. That is the reason God said, “…It is not goodthat the man should be alone…” (Genesis 2:18). Goodness mustbe shared. That is why God willed to reproduce Himself. It isbecause of His love and total goodness.Wisdom Of GodAccording to God’s good pleasure, spiritually growing Christiansbecome overwhelmingly blessed with wisdom and prudence(Ephesians 1:8-9). Notice that Isaiah uttered the same conceptin prophetic terms. Hence it compares with Paul’s writings. Isaiah46:10 states, “Declaring the end from the beginning andfrom ancient times the things that are not yet done [futureevents], saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all mypleasure.”What are these future events? The answer begins to form. In Isaiah46:13, you read, “I bring near my righteousness: it shall not

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