Some of you may have fallen victim to what is going on right now. You might be struggling with loosing your job, or having to take time off. You may feel like you have been chosen to suffer right now while others seem to be thriving.
By the time you are done reading this post today, I hope that you feel loved and as if you were chosen by God because that is exactly what has happened to us.
"who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood."(1 Peter 1:2)
Sometimes I wonder how God chose us...
It seems like we make our own choices right?
God alone originates and accomplishes our salvation because of his grace we do nothing to earn it. Being "chosen" in no way removes the necessity for people to choose to follow. The fact that God knows all events and decisions beforehand, even ordains them beforehand, does not mean that he forces the actions of his creatures or leaves them with no choice.
God's foreknowledge means that he took the initiative and chose people before they has done anything to deserve it.
Before you were even born, God has intimate knowledge of believers; he knew who would believe, and he knew them personally.
You are known by God the Father as a farther knows his children, expect that God knew about you from eternity past. God is not trapped in time-what he knows is from eternity past into eternity future.
Believers are chosen, but not against their will. When the time comes, they accept the gospel message.
You were chosen by God. Remember that today.
How should we act in moments like these? How should we operate? There are no simple answers to these questions. But what is certain is that we must depend on God and His provision over our lives.
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