Ephesians 1:3~6
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5 he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will-- 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. God created man and let them rule over all the creatures that He created in this world. So, every man lives by what God gave them by His grace. But man doesn't know His grace like this because all things have already been living by their flesh in this world. Man should notice that all creatures have been made by God for all men, especially for me (Genesis 1:26~29). God knows about the working of the devil, satan and the evil spirits, which man doesn't know about well. They make him sin against God, get sick, be cursed, suffer in body and spirit and finally to go to hell. So, He loves man and sent His one and only Son, Jesus Christ into this world and let Him be regarded as a sinner, be cursed, be suffered, be nailed to the cross and die finally. Likewise, He repaid all our sin problems back and saved every man, you and me, from all curses, sufferings in our body and from hell by shedding the blood of His precious Son. It means that He makes us His children and live in heaven at the pinacle of happiness. God was ready to show His grace which would solve all the destructions of man in body and spirit before man was born. He let man live not only with all of creation for the time of their flesh but also with Jesus Christ for the time of soul. Man should thank God for His grace (Ephesians 1:3~12). Nevertheless, man doesn't know God even though he was born and has lived by His grace, so he doesn't thank Him. Far from thanking Him, man challenges Him, worships and serves other idols which are His enemies and hold a memorial services for their ancestors. Thus, man is a child of the devil (Acts 13:10, 1 John 3:10), a brood of vipers (Matthew 3:7,12:34), a child of disobedience (Ephesians 2:2), a child of desire, murder and lie (John 8:44), a child of curse (2 Peter 2:14), a child of wrath (Ephesians 2:3), a child of destruction (John 17:12) and a child of hell (Matthew 23:15). But God saved man, especially me, who was the enemy, sided with the devil under destruction and sin. It's the grace of Him who has been ready before we were born in this world. We only thank Him by working for Him and praising Him. Many worldly people hold memorial services for their ancestors as is the worldly custom, Chu-suck in the name of filial duty. But they are deceived by the devil. It's idol worship. They prepare hell for the time of soul. How pitiful they are! Evil spirits use man's emotions to serve their parents after they died and hunt their souls. Don't be deceived. What is the grace from God we've received? It's to live with all the creatures in this world, to be set free from all the working of the devil, satan, evil spirits and hell by the working of the blood of Jesus Christ and to live forever in heaven by the grace of God. Let's have the best thanksgiving day by meeting Him with sincere hearts. Let's give Him the best praise, offering and service and glorify only His name through me!
