Chosen Ones
1 Kings 8:16 “...but I chose David to be over My people Israel.’
Chosen.
God chose David for a specific task. Through out the Bible God has chosen others for specific tasks. He chose the Levites to minister to Him, He chose the apostles, He chose Paul. God choses individuals for specific tasks. He chooses people from among His already chosen ones.
What does it mean to be chosen? Who does God choose? Am I chosen? What am I chosen for?
Deuteronomy 7:6
For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
Deuteronomy 14:2 NKJV
For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
Psalm 89:3 NKJV
"I have made a covenant with My chosen,
Psalm 105:43 NKJV
He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness.
Isaiah 41:9 NKJV
You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, And called from its farthest regions, And said to you, 'You are My servant, I have chosen you and have not cast you away:
Isaiah 43:10 NKJV
"You are My witnesses," says the Lord, "And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may know and believe Me, And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, Nor shall there be after Me.
Matthew 22:14 NKJV
For many are called, but few are chosen."
1 Peter 2:9 NKJV
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvellous light;
Revelation 17:14 NKJV
These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful."
The Chosen Ones are first called and then chosen.They are called out of darkness and into His marvellous light. Many are called but only few are chosen. They are chosen to belong to God , to be holy, to be a special treasure. God makes His covenant with His Chosen Ones and He does not cast them off. They have such a joy and gladness at God’s leading in their lives. The Chosen are witnesses, called to know God and to believe Him and to understand Him. The Chosen Ones are royal priests called to proclaim His praises. The Chosen are with the Lamb who has the victory. They have been called and chosen and they are faithful.
1 Cor 1:26-31 For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence. But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption— 31 that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.”
God has called me and chosen me. He has called me out of darkness to stand in the wonder and brightness of His light. I belong to Him, to be His special treasure and to live a life of holiness, gladness and joy as He inscribes His covenant upon my heart. God calls me to know Him, to believe Him, to understand Him, to be faithful and to share Him with others. I am chosen by God to live for His holy purpose.
Chosen.
God chose David for a specific task. Through out the Bible God has chosen others for specific tasks. He chose the Levites to minister to Him, He chose the apostles, He chose Paul. God choses individuals for specific tasks. He chooses people from among His already chosen ones.
What does it mean to be chosen? Who does God choose? Am I chosen? What am I chosen for?
Deuteronomy 7:6
For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
Deuteronomy 14:2 NKJV
For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
Psalm 89:3 NKJV
"I have made a covenant with My chosen,
Psalm 105:43 NKJV
He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness.
Isaiah 41:9 NKJV
You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, And called from its farthest regions, And said to you, 'You are My servant, I have chosen you and have not cast you away:
Isaiah 43:10 NKJV
"You are My witnesses," says the Lord, "And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may know and believe Me, And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, Nor shall there be after Me.
Matthew 22:14 NKJV
For many are called, but few are chosen."
1 Peter 2:9 NKJV
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvellous light;
Revelation 17:14 NKJV
These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful."
The Chosen Ones are first called and then chosen.They are called out of darkness and into His marvellous light. Many are called but only few are chosen. They are chosen to belong to God , to be holy, to be a special treasure. God makes His covenant with His Chosen Ones and He does not cast them off. They have such a joy and gladness at God’s leading in their lives. The Chosen are witnesses, called to know God and to believe Him and to understand Him. The Chosen Ones are royal priests called to proclaim His praises. The Chosen are with the Lamb who has the victory. They have been called and chosen and they are faithful.
1 Cor 1:26-31 For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence. But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption— 31 that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.”
God has called me and chosen me. He has called me out of darkness to stand in the wonder and brightness of His light. I belong to Him, to be His special treasure and to live a life of holiness, gladness and joy as He inscribes His covenant upon my heart. God calls me to know Him, to believe Him, to understand Him, to be faithful and to share Him with others. I am chosen by God to live for His holy purpose.
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