Remarkable Compassion (Ephesians 1:5)

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Summary

The word "compassion" means to suffer with. The word "remarkable" means worth speaking of. Philip Pattison, founder and Executive Director of Foster the Bay, asks us to consider how the church is responding to the great need for families to open their homes to the orphan. Do we recognize the reality of our adoption into God's family and are we moved to extend that to others?

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Ephesians 1:5

God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.