For so the Lord has charged us, saying, I have set you to be a light for the Gentiles (the heathen), that you may bring [eternal] salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth. And when the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified (praised and gave thanks for) the Word of God; and as many as were destined (appointed and ordained) to eternal life believed (adhered to, trusted in, and relied on Jesus as the Christ and their Savior). And so the Word of the Lord [concerning eternal salvation through Christ] scattered and spread throughout the whole region. Acts 13:47-49
You and I were appointed and ordained, we were destined, to believe in Jesus as our Lord and thus have eternal life. Now the question is simple, who destined us to do so? It had to be God because the Truth teaches us that we were called and chosen before our Father ever created the world, Ephesians 1:4.
Even as [in His love] He chose us [actually picked us out for Himself as His own] in Christ before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy (consecrated and set apart for Him) and blameless in His sight, even above reproach, before Him in love.
Now because we have been ordained and destined to believe, the Word of Truth will spread wherever we are. Our Father has destined us to be used to spread the Truth that will set the captives free. God is greater within us, than anything that is in this world. Our Father is greater than our knowledge, our abilities, our fears, and our faith. Jesus, our Vine, He will cause us to produce much and abundant fruit through Him, John 15:5.
Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]— Ephesians 3:20
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