Crucified with Christ

Gal.2:20-21  I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose. Before the foundation of the world, God loved you! In His mercy, He called you! In His mercy, He has chosen You!  Bold statements, yes, but scripture backs it up! That is why we should always bow at the foot of the cross. We did nothing, we bring nothing, Christ did it all! However, we have a responsibility to believe or not to believe. That is what scripture means when it says," a free gift you can not earn". You do have a free will. You can repent and follow Christ or you can say, this is foolish. Before you make that choice, look around you. How do you think this place we call Earth came to be? The stars, sky, planets that hang in the milky way, and let us not forget the human body. These all are a marvelous creation of a living God, who is, was and will be. He has no beginning and no end. He is the first and the last! God wants you, do you want Him? You are one heartbeat away from eternity!
Eph.1:3-14 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in Christ as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth. In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will, so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it,to the praise of his glory. Romans8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Eph.2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Rev.22:12-13 "Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay everyone for what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." Lord, thank you for my pastor. He has such a hunger for Your truth. Bless him and keep him in Your will. Give him Your truth to teach us so we can teach others. Help me to teach your truth in a way that all can understand and respond. This is my prayer, that You reap a bountiful harvest and receive honor and glory from the whole world. Lord, thank You for Your mercy. Forgive us when we fail You. Help us to have a strong faith that is unshakable! In Jesus name and for Your glory, Amen