“HE CHOSE US!”

 Ephesians 1:3-10                        (ESV)

“[3] Blessed be the GOD and FATHER of our LORD JESUS CHRIST, WHO has blessed us in CHRIST with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, [4] even as “HE CHOSE US” in HIM BEFORE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD, that we should be holy and blameless before HIM. In love [5] HE predestined us for adoption to HIMSELF as sons through JESUS CHRIST, according to the purpose of HIS will, [6] to the praise of HIS glorious grace, with which HE has blessed us in the Beloved. [7] In HIM we have redemption through HIS blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of HIS grace, [8] which HE lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight [9] making known to us the mystery of HIS will, according to his purpose, which he set forth in CHRIST [10] as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in HIM, things in heaven and things on earth.”

“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious People. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”  John Adams, 1st Vice-President and 2nd President of the United States of America spoke these words in an address to the Militia of Massachusetts on October 11, 1798.  The second President of the United States of America stood for a number of rights and principles for a “free” people.  Those rights weren’t bestowed upon these “free” people by a government, rather by “their Creator”!  In the address to the Militia of Massachusetts mentioned above, John Adams made it clear that he thought the humility of the Believer was paramount in not only following CHRIST, but also following the Constitution of the United States.  

Another great President who shares the same exit date from “this world” (July 04, 1826) is Thomas Jefferson.  President Jefferson said “The GOD WHO gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.”  These men were undoubtedly flawed, but they understood that ALMIGHTY GOD chose them for the season which they found themselves.  It’s not “coincidence” that they were born during the time they were, just as everyone else was born “for such a time as this”!  

The fact that GOD ALMIGHTY selects who HE does has been debated as long as time has existed.  GOD accepted he offering from Abel while HE rejected the offering of Cain.  “HE CHOSE US” doesn’t indicate that we are any better than those who aren’t chosen according to Deuteronomy 7:7-8.  We should be humble enough to accept that we are here for a PURPOSE and fulfilling that PURPOSE is the only way to have PEACE in “this world”!

Many people, including this servant, have plans that they attempt to complete.  Proverbs 19:21 reminds us that “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the PURPOSE of the LORD that will stand.”  “HE CHOSE US” to fulfill HIS PURPOSE on earth, so LORD fulfill YOUR PLAN with my every breath, like you did with our forefathers!!!