Chosen for God's Reasons!
"Just as God chose us in Christ before
the foundation of the world, that we
should be holy and without blame
before Him in
love."
Ephesians 1: 4
When we make choices in life, large or small,
we have our reasons. And we are
not obliged
to share those reasons with others. The same
is true with God. He makes choices for reasons
often known only to
Himself (Deuteronomy 29:29).
Israel began with God’s choice of one man—
Abram of Ur—for reasons unknown to us. And
because of His love for Abraham, He chose his
descendants (Deuteronomy 4:37).
God made it clear His choice of
them was
based on His love alone (Deuteronomy 7:7),
which resulted in blessedness for the
chosen (Psalm 65:4).
Paul tells Christians they have been chosen
“in love” before the world was
created. The
focus with our choosing is the kind of people
that we're to be—how to reflect God’s loving
choice in the world: “holy and without blame.”
If you are in Christ today, it is because
you were chosen in Him. Give humble
praise to God for His choice.
"We are not chosen because
we are good; we are chosen
that we may be good."
Benjamin B. Warfield
