Chosen

To choose is to pick out from others. We pick the best fruit or vegetables at the grocery store. Choosing team members involves picking the ones who will play best for the team. The decision is based on what knowledge is available and what our sense of appearance reveals to us. Others are considered inferior in the choice of the finest.

Interesting twist in spiritual things: In Ephesians 1:4-6 it says,"For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5he[c] predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— 6to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves." Wow! The choosing here is with a foreknowledge that we will become The Chosen. Through Him, we will be holy and blameless. This choosing took place before the foundation of the earth.

How is this consistent with the verse that says that God is not willing that any perish (Matt 18:14)? Another verse explains it well. Matt 22:14 says that "many are called, but few are chosen." In this picture the team captain says, "You can all play." Only a few come up to the plate and offer their lives as a player. I would say this to me kids when they were growing up also. I call all of them to do some request. I could predict the ones who would respond and offer to help. My human foreknowledge is flawed. God's is flawless. The fault is not with God. He longs for all to come to Him and be all He created one to be. We are chosen!!! Chosen to be His princess or prince, His ambassador to the world, His arms, legs, eyes, smile, spoken Word to those who need outstretched arms, legs to take them somewhere, eyes to see their need and affirm them as special, smile to encourage their day, spoken Word to reveal the heart of God.

Chosen is significant in the spiritual world when we respond. The heart of our Father aches to leave the others behind. It aches when His Choice remains a vacant seat. It was reserved for that Chosen One. In reality, the choice is ours.