Chosen by
God. That is such an awesome thought for me. Out of all the people in the world
in all of time—God reached down from Heaven, touched me—and said I chose you.
Well—in the Bible He said that all who believe in His Son will become adopted
into His family. That includes me. But as
many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even
to those who believe in His name…John 1:12. And as written in 1 Peter
2:9-10…you are a chosen race, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, so that you may
proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His
marvelous light; for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God;
you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. Chosen. Royal priesthood. God in His mercy has
a lot of patience with those who He selects to be part of His family. We are not instantly perfect like Jesus, but God waits for us to develop characteristics like His Son. Likewise
we should put on a heart of patience and treat our family as royalty—patiently guarding
and keeping them from darkness—from evil as they develop the character traits of Jesus.
Training Tip – Are you memorizing John 1:12 with your family? (See
the May 11 post.) Memorizing
scripture takes patience and persistence. Don’t be impatient with your children
when it comes to memorization. Keep on reviewing the scripture that you are
trying to memorize. As you review the scripture it will help you and your
family to remember the verses. Review, review, review.
Lord God, we give you thanks because You have
patiently chosen us from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by
the Spirit and faith in the truth…. 2 Thessalonians 2:13
All
scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise
noted.
© 2013 by Mickey
M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
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