WE HAVE OBTAINED AN INHERITANCE (Ephesians 1:11-12)

WE HAVE OBTAINED AN INHERITANCE

Also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, to the end that we who were the first to hope in Christ would be to the praise of His glory. (Ephesians 1:11-12)

Verse 11: We have obtained an inheritance - Christ is the source of the believer’s divine inheritance, which is so certain that it is spoken of as if it has already been received (1 Corinthians 3:22, 23; 2 Peter 1:3, 4).

Having been predestined - Before the earth was formed, God sovereignly determined that every elect sinner—however vile, useless, and deserving of death—by trusting in Christ would be made righteous. (Ephesians 1:4).

Who works all things - The word translated “works” is the same one from which “energy,” “energetic,” and “energize” are derived. When God created the world, He gave it sufficient energy to begin immediately to operate as He had planned. It was not simply ready to function, but was created functioning. As God works out His plan according to “the counsel of His will,” He energizes every believer with the power necessary for his spiritual completion (Philippians 1:6; 2:13).

Verse 12: To the praise of His glory. God’s glory is the supreme purpose of redemption (Ephesians 1:6, 14).