You Have Been Chosen

"This letter is from Paul, Jesus Christ's slave, chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach his Good News." Romans 1:1

Yesterday we talked about being a slave for Christ, today I want to talk about the latter part of this passage.

chosen by God to be an apostle and sent out to preach His Good News.

Do you remember when you were in school either at recess or P.E. and you all got in a line and waited for the two captains to pick their teams?

You had to be "Chosen".

Do you remember how you felt waiting to hear your name called? Even now, the thought of that brings butterflies to my stomach. Especially now as a parent of two boys, the thought and feelings that rush in when I think of them standing there hoping they will be "Chosen" and sooner rather than later.

From the world perspective to be "Chosen" is a HUGE deal. We have turned it into something that we believe determines whether or not we are good enough, qualified enough, pretty enough, smart enough, fast enough, strong enough, successful enough, rich enough.

But to Jesus none of those things matter. Nor should they matter or define us.

Everything we have comes from the Lord. Therefore the only thing that should matter is the fact the we, who are in Christ, have been "Chosen."

Brethren, Jesus chose you and me. He chose to die for you and me. He chose to go before us and prepare a place for us. He chose to give us life. He chose us just the way we are.

The King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, our Master, chose us to be His very own. Is there any sweeter feeling than that? Is there any greater honor or privilege than to be chosen by the Creator?

To Jesus the only thing that matters is our realtionship with Him. He wants us on His team. He chose us before we even existed.  Paul found that to be so humbling. Do we or do we pass it off like it's no big deal?

That my friend is a wonderful thing.

So what do we do now that we have been chosen, we go out and share the Good News with all who come our way.

Jesus may I live a life everyday that reflects a girl who has been chosen by the Great I Am. Thank You, may I use my ever talent and oppurtunity given to share the Good News. Amen