His Love For Us Overflows - (Day Seven)

While looking at our portion of Scripture today, we find an important truth.  God chose us before the foundation of the world and our salvation is because of what He has already done for us.

I am sure some of you can remember times, while as a child, engaging in kick ball or baseball.  Two kids were selected to be the captains and given the opportunity to alternately pick the remaining members of their team.  It never failed that the most athletic were selected first.  Rejoice!  Jesus doesn’t choose based on any of our qualifications.  His choice was because of what was done on the cross and before creation…before we had the chance to behave good or evil. 

We don’t deserve, nor can we take credit, being chosen by Him because we know from Scripture that “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him” John 6:44 (NKJV).  This was not a random act on God’s part.  It wasn’t like our emotional decisions, so full of sentimental value or conditional, with strings attached, in order to provide some hidden benefit. 

No matter how we respond, His love for us continues to overflow.  Regardless of whether we accept His LOVE or reject it, our decision has no bearing on His feelings for us.  We benefit as a by-product from Him being a holy and just God who wants to bring glory to Himself by unconditionally loving us. 

Aren’t you grateful for His never ending love?

  

“Just as He chose us in Him before

the foundation of the world,

that we should be holy and without

blame before Him in love.”

Ephesians 1:4 (NKJV)

Forever His, 

Anita