All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast – all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the lamb that was slain from the creation of the world. – Revelation 13:8
Even before the fall of man God had a plan. God’s plan to restore man began before man was even created. In fact, God’s plan for the kingdom of God on earth began before creation.
Remember the story of the rebellion in heaven inspired by Lucifer? From the time that God banished Lucifer from the kingdom in heaven and cast him to the earth, God has been planning to establish his kingdom on earth as a final conquest of the evil one.
Why do I say that? 1 Peter 1:18-21 tells us that we were redeemed by the blood of the lamb who was chosen before the creation of the world. Also, John, in Revelation 13:8, refers to the names “written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world.”
God had a plan of recreating the kingdom before the first kingdom of God on earth fell. There is no greater evidence of the love of God than this; God knew man would make wrong choices, so he had a plan to redeem man even before man fell.
God created man as an object of his love. He did not create man to be a slave who served only because he had no choice, but He created man so that he would have someone to whom he could show his love.
God also desired man to love him. That could only happen if man had a choice, so God created man with the ability to choose his own way. From the beginning God knew the choices man would make and it was this knowledge that enabled him the greatest opportunity to show his love.
How do we know God loves us? “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us” (1 John 3:16). “You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly… God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:6-8).
God's love for man drove him to make a plan of redemption. God has revealed his plan to us and we have been redeemed.
Prayer: Lord, I am victim of the sin nature just like every person that has lived. Thank you for your plan of redemption. Amen.
Message: How do we know God loves us? “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us” (1 John 3:16). “You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly… God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:6-8).
Affirmation: I know God loves me because he had a plan to restore his kingdom in me even before I was born.
Reflection: God created man to have an object of love and when tested man failed miserably. What is it in man that hinders him from returning the love God shows him?
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