Ephesians 1:3 - 4 "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: (4.) According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:"
Oh! What a true blessing it is to be a child of the living God. What a blessing it is to have been so loved of God that He sent His only beloved Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to die for my sins. What a blessing it is to be chosen of God to be His very own child. There are so many things that I and those like me have to truly thank God for that we will never complete that task. I stand this day in a world of hatred and sinfulness thanking God that I am different. Paul said that God hath blessed us; and indeed my dear brother in Christ was so right. Blessed because before the foundation of the world God hath chosen me and millions of others like me to be His children. “…According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world…” before the world was ever created God elected a remnant or the worlds population to be set aside (sanctified) for His own glory and purpose. We may not be loved of the world but we are loved of God and Jesus the Christ and that counts more than the entire love of the world. Famous people here are loved of the world, but it is only a short time and then that love fades away; but the love of God is an eternal love one that will never ever fade a way. People want to mock the doctrine of the election of God as something evil or problematic but to me it is the greatest blessing that God gave to mankind. They say this election is talking about Israel and not Gentiles, well if this is true then only the Israelites will be saved; only they will enjoy the benefits of salvation in eternity. But I differ with that thinking because I know it is talking about the different nations of the world because God said so in John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Not that He loved everyone in the world because He did not, but that He loved different nations of people in the world. Peter promised “Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:” Acts 10:34 and Peter went on to say in verse 35 “But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.” Therefore it is impossible that God has only elected the Israelites. I think maybe instead of looking to condemn the doctrine of election I would be more interested in finding out if I am one of God chosen because if you are not you will one day find yourself in the lake of eternal fire and brimstone. The only way to know for sure is what is in your heart, if Jesus is there then you are one of Gods chosen, and if He is not it is time to seek Him because He promised He would be found by those who seek Him. Acts 17:27 “That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:”
