John 15:16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.
Several years ago a sister in the Lord gave me a card. On the inside she had written: You are chosen of Him to bear His name. To show forth His glory in all you do and say. Be blessed today as He works in you, refining you for His purpose and namesake.
Think about that for just a minute…….He chose you……YOU! He wanted you and He loves you! You were worth all He suffered. It was His desire that you become His wife. He wanted an intimate relationship with you, so in His great love, He gave Himself.
We were talking with Gabi yesterday and she was telling us that some of the kids at Youth Group were upset because they were playing a game and had to choose teams. She was one of the last to be chosen yet the ones before were complaining because they weren’t picked first. Ron said, “Well, that’s right Gabi, because Jesus said the last shall be first.” (Matthew 19:30, Luke 13:30)
What a good word in His perfect timing! It made me think about when I was in school and was always one of the last three to be chosen…..every time. Then I began to think on this wonderful scripture:
Ephesians 1:4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love
And this one:
1 Peter 2:4 Coming to Him as a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious…
All that stuff from years ago will try to make you doubt that you are of great value, but Jesus is saying, “I choose you. I chose you before the foundations of the earth were formed. I knew you then and it was My desire for you to choose Me as well so that we could be one. I want you. You are not a reject, nor are you worthless. I lay down My very life for you because you are My heart’s desire.”
As you go about your day and the next time you have someone reject you or be unkind to you, I want you to remind yourself the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, our very own Beloved Bridegroom, our Husband, chooses you. You are of great value…….Him.
Today, I say to you, my beloved brethren:
You are chosen of Him to bear His name. To show forth His glory in all you do and say. Be blessed today as He works in you, refining you for His purpose and namesake.
