"Woven Into His Grace"

"For Thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: Thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head." (Psalms 21:3) I was praying for a title that would define what the Lord was speaking into my heart about this verse, and I knew that it had to begin with the word 'woven', for that is how I envisioned myself that one morning, as I saw myself woven into the train of that bridal gown. Beyond that brief vision of what I believe was the bride of Christ, or least the train of the gown of His bride, there is the more important fact of how He has prepared a destiny for each and everyone of His children. Those of us that have come under the blood of His Son Jesus Christ, all have been given something that was already set before us, and has been woven into His glorious plan since the foundation of the world was placed into existence. I know that it is hard to figure out how everything comes together, but for God, it is His tapestry that has been painted, so until we are seated with Him in glory, we only get to view it from the canvas. The word "preventest" that is used in the original King James is replaced with "meet" in the New King James version. The original Hebrew word that is used in the writings, is the word 'qadam', and as it does have the word 'meet' listed within the list of possible Bible meanings, it definitely goes far beyond that of just being met by God, but goes also to that of being led. I think of Abraham, who although he was willing to sacrifice his son, because God had instructed him to do so, he was also assured in his heart that God would either provide a substitute sacrifice, or that God would raise his son from the dead; this he believed in his heart because God had promised him that through his son a nation would be born, and a nation cannot come forth from a child that is dead. But in that illustration of what God instructed Abraham to do, what God did in place of the child, and what God had already intended to do for us, we have a slight example of what this word 'qadam' actually means. It speaks about a God who not only meets us with the blessing of goodness, but goes before us preparing the way for us to receive them; all the while, knowing beforehand every little step that we will take to get there, He anticipates what our desires will be, and pours out blessings that are far more than we deserve or even considered for ourselves... "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: according as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundations of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love: having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted in the Beloved: in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace; wherein He hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He hath purposed in Himself: that in the dispensation of the fullness of times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in Him." (Ephesians 1:3-10)