The halfbaked Bard

Acts:26:17b-18 Yes I am sending you to the Gentiles to open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God's people who are set apart by faith in me. Set apart  Chosen.  Predestined to be redeemed by faith. Chosen even before you were formed in your mother's womb. Chosen even before the foundations of the earth. To be His very own. The counter argument is what about the rest who are not chosen. Is it not unfair? How can a just God, choose some and reject the rest? The beauty is - you are chosen. You are predestined. To be precise - is it fair to have been chosen? And He has set you apart - by faith in Jesus. Faith is your part. For the chosen, faith is given too. Yet a small ounce you have your part to play. You can say yes or you can disagree. It's a subtle blend that marks the chef's signature. We may not be able to understand it fully. ...

1Sam:12:22 For it has pleased the Lord to make you His very own people. Not by works, nor by our goodness. But because it pleased the Lord. This has to sink deep down into our hearts. That it was God's will to bring us into His fold, and it pleased Him, just like it pleased Him everyday on the week of creation (when everything was perfect). Eph:1:4 Even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ Jer:1:5 Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you and before you were born I consecrated you. 2Tim:1:9 Who saved us and called us to a holy calling not because of our works but because of His own purpose and grace. And the fact that it pleased Him to make me His very own. That I am His prized possession, His very own. Isa:43:1 You are mine Zech:13:9 They are my people. Psalm:100:3 We are His Ah! So beautiful is this truth to bask upon. This is more than enough for us.