God’s eternal and perfect plan and purpose is to gain many divine sons and daughters for the satisfaction of His heart’s desire. Who are these many sons and daughters? They are the redeemed, regenerated, transformed and glorified humanity. Eph 1:5-6 TPT says For it was always in his perfect plan to adopt us as his delightful children, through our union with Jesus, the Anointed One, so that his tremendous love that cascades over us would glorify his grace—for the same love he has for his Beloved One, Jesus, he has for us. And this unfolding plan brings him great pleasure! God’s choice of you is linked to the word “predestination”. The word “predestination” used in Eph 1:5 means to “mark out or to determine before-hand. Predestination is a concept suggested by some to mean that God arbitrarily pre-selects people for salvation. There is no Scriptural support for the idea that God has extended grace to a limited number of individuals. In fact, the Scripture is quite clear as to the universal nature of the grace of God and the work of Jesus Christ. It was because He loved the world that He gave Himself for us (John 3: 16).

So, now that we understand the word predestination, let’s look at the word adoption. Adoption is from the Greek word “huiothesia” meaning “to be placed as a son” but what does that mean? It means that in regeneration, you received the nature of God but in adoption, you receive the position of a son of God. So every Christian obtains the place of a child and the right to be called a son the moment he/she believes. But what does it mean to you to be placed as a son of God? It means you have the right to ALL God has and IS. God is your Father and His door is NEVER shut against you!