"The eternal purpose of God is to call out from every kindred, tongue, people, and nation, a multitude redeemed by the blood of His Lamb, slain from the foundation of the world, over whom He will crown His Son, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, King of kings and Lord of lords forever.
This is the passion of the heart of God that cannot be quenched, the obsession of His mind that cannot be denied, the vision of His eye that cannot grow dim, and the destination to which He has committed His omnipotent, immutable, eternal being: a destination He will not abandon." (Darrell Champlin)
Eight years ago, I really was not crazy about having to memorize this, but I can still quote it almost perfectly. :-) This popped into my head recently, and I've been taking the time to actually ponder what it says. Way back when, I was so busy memorizing it that I didn't really take the time to really think about the words that I was memorizing. Now I'm doing just that, and I think I like it. In fact, I think I love it which is why I'm dedicating a post to it.
Thank you, Dr. Champlin for making us recite "The Eternal Purpose of God" every day until it was drilled so far into my head that eight years later it still comes to mind when I hear even a small phrase or word from it.
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