When our daughter Anna was a senior in high school we decided to get her a puppy (silver lab, yes I said a silver lab) for a present. The only problem was she was going off to school and the puppy ended up staying home with us. Well what we thought was initially was a problem (up at night, house training, chewing on everything) has turned out to be a real blessing for our whole family. Nancy and I have often reflected, that of all the puppies in the litter we picked her. In other words "Ruthie" was chosen.
When you read the words "you were chosen" in the Bible that infers at least two things. There is the One who does the choosing (active) and the one who is chosen (passive). It is God who does the choosing and it is us who are chosen. Wow! The next thought that comes to mind is on what basis was I chosen. The answer from Scripture is that I was not chosen because I deserved it, merited it nor earned it but that it was simply the grace of God. If you could ask our “Ruthie” why was she chosen she would probably say something about grace.
When you read the words "you were chosen" in the Bible that infers at least two things. There is the One who does the choosing (active) and the one who is chosen (passive). It is God who does the choosing and it is us who are chosen. Wow! The next thought that comes to mind is on what basis was I chosen. The answer from Scripture is that I was not chosen because I deserved it, merited it nor earned it but that it was simply the grace of God. If you could ask our “Ruthie” why was she chosen she would probably say something about grace.
