A Chosen People

For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will – to the praise of his glorious grace, which he freely given us in the One he loves. – Ephesians 1:4-6

We very often forget that we are a chosen generation. God hand-picked each of us specially for the role He intended for us to play. He has a plan for each life that he created. However, whether that plan will be realized or not depends on us. In order for us to fulfill God’s purpose for our lives, we must be committed to Him and His will. In order to fully grasp God’s purpose, we must understand that we were never created to make money – money is just paper. It has no place in eternity. God has more than a million ways to give us money and bursting our guts and wearing ourselves out is not one of those ways! Rather we were created to be a true picture of what God would look like if He were walking the earth. Money does have its place in the world’s economy but I am yet to meet anyone on their death bed wishing they had acquired more of it.

We are chosen to be representatives or disciples of the Lord; to walk in His ways and make His love for mankind known to a decaying and dying world. We are to demonstrate His grace, mercy and love to others just as He has freely gave to us. Being chosen is the greatest privilege of all – the benefits must neither be ignored nor squandered.

What are doing in your life to show that you are part of a chosen people?