“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption as […]
“The LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had promised.” Genesis 21:1 The Lord chose Sarah as well. There is a lot of focus in Scripture about God’s choosing of Abraham to be the father of nations, the one through whom all families on earth shall be […]
“The LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai…saying, ‘Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel… And there shall be with you a man from each tribe…And these are the names of the men who shall assist you…’ These were the ones chosen from the congregation, the chiefs of […]
“and the lame I will make the remnant, and those who were cast off, a strong nation; and the LORD will reign over them in Mount Zion from this time forth and forevermore.” Micah 4:7 The remnant our God chooses—the remnant of the living God, those who worship and serve Him and enjoy His faithfulness […]
“But know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself, the LORD hears when I call to him.” Psalm 4:3 Those of us who are in Christ—in whose hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ has shined, who are being transformed as we […]
“I am praying for them. I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours.” John 17:9 What a magnificent thought—that God looks to us, to each of us who are in Christ, and declares, “This one is mine.” Walk with me a moment and allow […]
“Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.” Philippians 3:12 Christ Jesus has made me His own. I just want to dwell on this wondrous thought for a few moments. Jesus is the image of […]
“But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose.” 1 Corinthians 12:18 In unerring wisdom and abundant grace, God chose each of us to fill a certain role in the body of Christ. Whatever our gifts, however His grace is made manifest in us, His Spirit […]
“Even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.” Isaiah 46:4 Our Lord is so faithful. When we choose to trust in Christ and live in Him, we are sealed with the Holy Spirit. The […]
“On the seventh day they rose early, at the dawn of day, and marched around [Jericho] in the same manner seven times…And at the seventh time, when the priests had blown the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, ‘Shout, for the LORD has given you the city. And the city and all that is within […]
In Pleasant Places 