To Be Chosen

When I was in high school gym class our gym teacher would pick two captains and let them pick the teams. They picked their friends and teammates first, then the guys they didn't know anything about. That was me.

It sucked, waiting to be chosen. Everyone picked before me was just a way of saying, "I think they're better than you."

With God however, there is no such feeling. Rather, there is a feeling of disbelief.

"Really? God chose me?"

This is not going to be a Calvinism vs. Arminianism story. Rather it is a telling of how God DOES INDEED chose people. Here's a few examples.

“You are a people holy to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.” - Deuteronomy 7:6

"In these days He (Jesus) went out to the mountain to pray, and all night He continued in prayer to God. And when day came, He called His disciples and chose from them twelve, whom He named apostles." - Luke 6:12-13

God chooses people. Which also means that God does NOT choose others. And we interact with them every day. How do we handle that?

But God doesn't want anyone to perish.

"The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." - 2 Peter 3:9

The question then becomes WHO is "anyone?" Anyone on the planet? Or any one of those He has chosen. I have no idea.

God is omnipresent. That means He exists outside of time. He knows what you're eating for breakfast tomorrow. He knows when your children will finakly come to repentance and place their faith in Jesus.

We should ALL be grateful . . . to be chosen.