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6 : B V O V Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profi t them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were fi nished from the foundation of the world. We were chosen in the Anointed Jesus, promised eternal life, and all the "works" were fi nished before the foundation of the world. These "works" included all that God did to secure our wealthy place in Him. First, God had to ordain Jesus. "But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you" (1 Peter 1:19-20). To ordain means to "separate," or "set apart." Before the foundation of the world, God set Jesus apart to become a Man. Then He gave Jesus a predestined path to take and a predestined work to do. Revelation 13:8 tells us that Jesus was "the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world." God ordained Jesus to come to this earth and preach, to be the Lamb without blemish, to be slain and raised from the dead, then reign as LORD, as Advocate General and as High Priest of the Church. In short, God ordained Jesus to guarantee our wealthy place prepared for us before the foundation of the world. Now, there were also some "works" that God predestined for us to do. You may recall that Ephesians 2:10 said we were "recreated…[born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them" (AMPC). God had "good works" planned for us, and "paths" prepared for us—all before the foundation of the world. We already know that the paths take us to our wealthy place in God. But what we also need to understand is that our place of abundance in God is where all the goods necessary to do these "good works" are kept. God created it all, then set it aside for us before the world began. It has been ours all along. So, here, in Ephesians 1, we fi nd that to BLESS, or to empower to prosper, is a Covenant term. It is "to excel in something desirable," or "go to the highest place." Actually, the Hebrew word for prosperity means "peace, wholeness, nothing missing, nothing broken"—prosperity is far more than just having a lot of money. When God prospers or BLESSES us, He empowers us to excel to the highest place in everything desirable, which is what He did by choosing us in the Anointed One, Jesus, before the foundation of the world. See Yourself as God Does When God decided to have a family, He counted the cost, came up with a plan, then made a promise. The Apostle Paul gives us some insight into that promise. "Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; in hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began" (Titus 1:1-2). Before the world began, God—who cannot lie— promised us eternal life. He promised it before Adam was ever created. He promised it before sin ever existed. Consequently, God's promise of eternal life was not a reaction to our sin. When we cried out to Jesus to be our LORD and Savior, God was not looking down from heaven and seeing a messed up, bummed out, no-good piece of trash. That may be how we saw ourselves, but that's not what God was seeing. To begin with, that's not the fi rst time He saw us. In Ephesians 2:10 we read that we are God's own handiwork, re-created in the Anointed Jesus by His Anointing. God actually saw us the fi rst time before the foundation of the world—not the day we were born into this earth. Before sin occurred, before a human was ever known, God saw us as wonderful, perfect, whole, sound, complete…in the Anointed Jesus. Think about that for a while and it will get rid of all the condemnation in your life. So, we have a "hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began," and nothing can possibly stop it. Not satan. Not any force of darkness. Describing this promise and its workings even further, Hebrews 4:1-3 says: Your Wealthy Place In God 4-message series 4 CDs Digital Download Your wealthy place in God. It's a place God designed just for you—before sin, before sickness, before debt and lack ever came into this world. He created the plan so you can live in the vast resources of that place, drawing daily on the abundance of His provision. Discover that the path to this wealthy place in God is not a mystery beyond your reach. 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