…just as He chose us in Him before the
foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him in love.
Ephesians
1:4
How do you feel about the New Year? Are you approaching it with apprehension or
anticipation? Paul gives us some reasons
to get excited about the prospects for the year ahead. Yesterday
we learned that reason number one is that we are blessed. Today we will continue with more reasons to
view the coming year with anticipation.
Verse 4 says that we have been chosen by Him – chosen by
God! Before the world began, Holy God, the
creator of the universe, chose us!
It is hard to get our minds around an idea so powerful? We,
as believers, have been chosen. What a beautiful word that is - chosen. Can you remember the agony of not being
chosen? Were you ever the last to be
chosen for kickball? Are you the girl
who did not make the cheerleading squad? Did you ever sit on the bench while someone
else got the glory? Well, this time you
and I are not left out. We have been chosen.
Being chosen by God ranks higher than any other popularity
contest you may have going on. Who is
better, higher, and counts more than God?
With our selection we inherit all that God has in store for His
children. We cannot buy, earn or find
what He gives only to those He chooses.
There is no question about God's ultimate will for us and
that is that we shall recognize ourselves to be members of His own family. When we realize that we are chosen from the
beginning of time to be members of that family we come to see ourselves as we
really are - sons and daughters of the Divine we walk with confidence and live
with purpose.
Everyone in this world has a need to feel like he or she
counts. Thus it is with great joy that
we hear the words from the Scripture, "we
are chosen!" That is
a great reason to look forward to the New Year with anticipation. No matter what the year brings, we have been
blessed and chosen. It does not mean
hard times won’t come, it just means that we have a loving God to turn to in
those situations.
Scripture to Claim:
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Peter 2:9
