An Unbroken Chain

God’s actions for believers are an unbreakable chain

( Romans 8.30)

Once God decides what will happen, it is as secure as if the end result had already occurred! God’s decision about his people was a three-way conference between the Father, the Son and the Spirit – a decision which makes your position in God’s purpose completely secure. Once the God-head had decided who you would be and planned out the circumstances in which you would come to birth, the time and place you would exist (including your parents – good and bad) – from that point you were secure. Because those God knew beforehand, he pre-planned lives for them. He also called you at the time when you had come into the world and were alive with a mind and will in which the Spirit could influence you. Having called you, he justified you – that means he declared you acceptable based on Jesus’ death and resurrection for you. Having justified you, you have the first glow of glory arising in your life and you can be assured that your glorification will continue. A person is glorified as they come under the influence of Jesus Christ. In the future, the more of Christ’s infinite glory you begin to experience, the more your personal capacity to receive it will grow. You will never grow to be Christ’s equal, but you will continue to grow bigger the more of Christ’s bigness is revealed for you.