Last time, we ended by looking at “the conformity with the purpose of his will.” Before creation God instituted a plan to bring mankind back into the right relationship with Him. In order to be with Jesus Christ, each individual must conform to the plan God has established. The plan is salvation to all who accepts Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. Paul has shown there is no other way to be reconciled to God accepted through Jesus Christ. Then, Paul wrote, “in order that we.” The “we” refers to Paul and the Jewish Christians. The focus is on the first Christians. Jesus was born a Jew as they were the ones God chose to be His people from the time of Abraham. Therefore, the good news of salvation was first preached to the Jews and then to rest of the world as is shown in Acts 1:8, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Salvation started with the Jews, but now includes all people who accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
In conforming to His will that you “might be for the praise of his glory” will result in you being in heaven. It is God praising you for accepting His plan of salvation. When each individual becomes a Christian God is pleased. This ought to cause you as a Christian to break out joyfully praising God for providing salvation for you, for thinking about you as an individual. Have you given thanks to God for providing salvation for all who will come to Jesus Christ? Stop, right now, and do so. Just praise God for who He is! God has provided salvation for you, but you must obey to be received into heaven. THINK ABOUT THIS VERY CAREFULLY FOR WHERE YOU WILL SPEND ETERNITY DEPENDS ON YOUR DECISION!!!!!!