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Chosen by God!, by Paul Faulkner
Some things just kind of stick in your mind, like when a little boy
said, "I've learned that it makes me sad when I'm the last one chosen
for the team." Ouch! That hurts to hear, doesn't it! Has anything like
that ever happened to you?
I don't remember being picked last, but I remember lots of times when I
thought I was going to be. It felt like I was being kicked in the
stomach. The last one chosen -- it feels like such a public disgrace.
It hurts even to talk about it. Nearly all of us know this feeling at
some stage of our life -- relationships, job hirings, friendships, or
games.
I'm still the one he chooses every time!
What I love about Jesus is that it doesn't matter if I'm poor or not
smart or clumsy or perceived as ugly. It doesn't matter to him if I'm
rich or poor, short or tall, fat or skinny, bald or with lots of hair.
No matter what my outside circumstances, I'm still the one he chooses
every time!
Jesus told his followers, "You did not choose me, but I chose you and
appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit -- fruit that will
last!" (John 15:16 TNIV). The apostle Paul said it this way,
"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe
yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and
patience" (Colossians 3:12).
Chosen by God. What good news! Now pass it on to someone else who needs
to experience it!
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(c) 2007 Paul Faulkner.
RELATED LINKS:
* A Gift for Ryan
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200112/20011226_ryan.html
* A Chosen People
http://www.heartlight.org/cgi-shl/todaysverse.cgi?day=19991208
* Chosen by God
http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200008/20000829_diary29.html
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