Ephesians 1:19-22 ( NKJV ) 19and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power 20which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. 22And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,
Philippians 3:20-21 ( NKJV ) 20For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, 21who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.
This is a further discussion in many ways of the purposes of God in salvation. Whatever God purposes He must have the power to carry out. A God who calls ( Romans 8:28,30; Romans 9:24, 1 Corinthians 1:2,9,24,26; Galatians 5:13; Ephesians 4:1,4; 1 Thessalonians 2:12; 5:24, Colossians 3:15; 2 Timothy 1:9; 1 Peter 1:15), and a God who elects (Romans 8:33; 9:11, 11:5,7,28; 1 Thessalonians 1:4; Colossians 3:12; 1 Peter 1:2) is a Sovereign God. But if He lacks the power of his calling and elective prerogatives He cannot, in the final analysis , be called Sovereign and his elective purposes and His calling out a people unto Himself is meaningless. Thankfully, this is not the case. Continue reading
Ephesians 1:11 ( NKJV ) 11In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will,
Isaiah 53:5 (ESV) 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
1 Corinthians 2:2 (NKJV) 2 For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
1 Peter 1:3-5 ( NKJV ) 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Psalm 119:105 (NKJV) 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
In the early 70’s I came to know Christ as my Lord and Savior. These were glorious times as I and many others in the church I attended experienced our early years of discipleship. The church was in Ashland Oregon. It was a small church meeting on the outskirts of town. I can remember before my conversion driving by on many occasions, the church in a storefront, wondering what kind of cult Ashland Bible Church was. Then one Wednesday evening I found myself getting out of a Sheriff’s patrol car in the parking lot of the church just as the midweek service concluded. Not exactly the typical entrance one would want or others would expect! The next several weeks it was amazing how this little congregation accepted me, even with all the trappings of a sinful world most evident in my dress and mannerism. 
Galatians 4:4-5 (NKJV) 4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.