"He chose us in Him before the creation of the world" (Ephesians 1:4/NIV).
"And in love He chose us before He laid the foundation of the universe!" (Ephesians 1:4/TPT).
Hensel said, "Tara, my Bible has a foot note that says "chose is the Greek word "eklegomai" which is a form of "word" (lego in Greek which means speak).
I cannot begin to tell you how excited I got.
Immediately, I thought of "logos" which is Greek for "the Word" and we know Jesus is called the Word in John 1.
I then thought of the Hebrew word "davar" or "debar" which implies we must speak, write, illustrate and experience the Word when we engage the Word.
Then I remembered that Hensel said, "I love that Ephesians has so many "in Christ" moments." So, we decided we will mark all of them.
The TPT footnote says, "He chose us to be a "word" before the fall of the world." (TPT, pg. 515).
We are called in Christ to be "a word". Not just any word, but a spoken, written, illustrated word that is experienced so that the world will know Him. As we are in Him, we are the living Word of God being made known. The fall broke this. But in Christ we are restored.
We both sat in awe, as we were in the Word. In our hour, we were only able to cover 6 verses of the chapter we were looking at.
We toggled between the TPT and NIV so we could catch the poetry insight along with opportunity for study. Look at how many insights we gathered about God and Jesus in only six verses. The more we saw Him the more we fell in love with Him. It is what enables us to be "in Christ" and become one of His living "words" speaking, writing, illustrating, and experiencing His truth.
So, I had to go look this up to see if I was on the right track. I was blown away by the connections. Go read more details through this article on this word. I was blown away by their emphasis as well on "togetherness". I think it was their way of showing how "in Christ" is revealed through this word being active in us.
Seriously, I am blown away "in Christ" by His Word.
I am also thankful for my ministry partner and friend that is like minded and loves dig as deep as I do and gets as she lives it. I just wish she didnt live over 6,000 miles away.
https://www.abarim-publications.com/DictionaryG/l/l-e-g-om.html
