"[...] Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love," Ephesians 1 vs 4 NKJV
It is great to know that we do not derive our ORIGIN from the INCARNATION, nor from Genesis when God formed Man, not even when He declared His intention to form Man in His image. Love preceded the world and everything that was made. There was a MEETING before the foundation of the world, in which God made a decision concerning US. This decision was about our pre-election in the Elect to live IN LOVE, to be holy and without blame before Him in Love.
Knowing that we are IN CHRIST is an absolute truth but knowing why we are in Christ will establish that reality of being in Him. We are in Christ so that we may live in perfect Love. We need not to fear for our lives, because long before God laid the foundation of the earth, He had us in His THOUGHT. He made us the FOCUS of His love so we may be made whole, secure in Him. We are not made holy by anything else but His love; Love is the place and the means.
God's purpose was Love and there was no better place but Love to FULFILL His purpose. He appointed a person: Christ through whom the purpose and the place was reunited. Christ had to be incarnate as the tangible expression of His Love. He proved God's existence but to prove that God loves, He went further by laying His life down in the worst possible manner so we may live in Him: Love. The cross is the marvelous proof of His perfect love. Christ REDEFINED all humanity through this act of the CROSS. From here, we have THE BOLDNESS to stand without any intimidation in the days of pressure, of crises because as Christ is so are we in this world.
In this episode, Dr Annie Smith reminds us of our pre-election as sons in The Son and the fact that there is no fear in PERFECT LOVE, but perfect love banishes fear. And without understanding what the CROSS declares, there is no way to remove fear.