Scripture: Ephesians 1:2-14 (NLT, personalized)
My beloved daughter, I give you grace and peace. I’ve blessed you with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because you are united with Christ. Even before I made the world, I loved you and chose you in Christ to be holy and without fault in my eyes. I decided in advance to adopt you into my family by bringing you to me through Jesus, my beloved Son. It brought me great joy when you accepted my gift to be a part of my family. This is what I wanted to do and it brought me great pleasure. I pour out my glorious grace upon you since you belong to my dear Son. I am so rich in kindness and grace that I purchased your freedom with the blood of my Son and forgave your sins. I shower my kindness on you along with all wisdom and understanding. Since you are united with Christ, you have received an inheritance from me for I chose you in advance and I make everything work out according to my plan. When you believed in Christ, I identified you as my own by giving you the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is my guarantee that I will give you the inheritance I promised and that I’ve purchased you to be a part of my own people. You, my precious daughter, are a part of my family.
Love, Abba
