Our Future Lot Is Presently Evident

Predestination, as spoken of in the Bible, is not some future event. God knew us before the beginning of the world. Predestination has already been, to those it is reserved for. Evidence of the future are seen in the present thoughts and actions of the predestined.

Predestination is not only reserved for the saint, but for the sinner too.

And finally, foreknowledge and predestination are not necessarily the same thing. God knows the future of everything, but everything is not of the elect, the chosen, the predestined.

Notice in the following passage the love that God bestows upon His elect and the predestination of becoming His son. Also, notice the evidence of our future lot displayed in who we are and what we do.

“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.” 

(1 John 3:1-10)

Predestination will manifest in our daily thoughts and actions.

“Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?  Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.” 

(James 3:11-12)

Our future lot is presently evident.

Bill Hitchcock