All praise and glory to our Father in heaven for His love endures forever and His plans are marvelous!
Although we may come from all walks of life, it was God's plan to reconcile us back to Him, knitting us together in Jesus and sealed by the Holy Spirit;
it pleased Him to bring us into a new life with Christ.
Let us continually encourage and build one another in faith and stay away from every kind of evil while we live in our temporary home.  Today, may we let this new life with Christ help us set our sights on the realities of heaven, so we can live a true reflection of eternal life, just as God intended (Colossians 3:1).
Amen!