Chosen

Romans 8:30 "And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And having called them, he gave them right standing with himself. And having given them right standing, he gave them his glory."

Have you every stopped to ponder what that really means?  God chose you!!  The Word is full of reminders that we are chosen by God. 

1 Peter 2:9 “But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.”

Ephesians 1:4-5 “Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.”

John 6:44 “For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up.”

John 15:16 “You didn't choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name.”

Jeremiah 1:5 “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.”

Deuteronomy 14:2 “You have been set apart as holy to the Lord your God, and he has chosen you from all the nations of the earth to be his own special treasure.”

Isaiah 43:10 “But you are my witnesses, O Israel!” says the Lord. “You are my servant. You have been chosen to know me, believe in me, and understand that I alone am God. There is no other God— there never has been, and there never will be.”

When I was pregnant, I didn't get to choose my child’s gender, hair or eye color, or any other feature.  Jeremiah 1:5 tells us that God formed each of our features.  He chose our gender, parents, family, ethnicity, etc.  The Word also tells us (Ephesians 1:4-5) that he chose us to be his children.  He intended from the foundation of the world to make us his very own.  Called out, set apart, chosen to follow, serve, and love him, his special treasure! (Romans 8:30, 1 Peter 2:9, John 6:44, John 15:16, Deuteronomy 14:2, Isaiah 43:10.)

No matter how the people around us treat us, no matter how unloved we might have felt growing up, no matter how unimportant or insignificant we might feel at times, WE ARE DESIRED AND LOVED by the Creator of the universe! WE ARE CHOSEN!!!!!