"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." Eph 1:4-5 (NLT)
God's greatest wish is to always bring us to him. Why do you think that Jesus' number one invitation was always to come (Matt 11:28)? Why do you think God sent His only son to die for us on a cross (John 3:16). He wasn't willing that any of us would face the eternal damnation we were destined to receive, but instead He paved the way for us to avoid the death penalty altogether (John 3:17).
I know many people know this, but I wonder how many people truly GET IT. He didn't have to but He did, and the reason why He did it was because he wanted to have all along what we so flippantly run away from when it gets to commitment. Relationship. Bringing someone to yourself demonstrates an act of service. One that is selfless in nature. That is who He is, and I'm eternally grateful that I partake in the lifelong benefits his nature provides.
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