+DEV+ Chosen in Him

Date: May 9, 2011 11:32 PM
Topic: +DEV+ Chosen in Him

Chosen in Him

"For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight." (EPHESIANS 1:4)
Scripture Focus: Ephesians 1:1-14

Have you ever felt like you were living your life swimming upstream? Swimming upstream is difficult, if not impossible. You might make some headway in a wide, slow-moving river. But, if you are in whitewater rafting territory, forget it. You are going downstream, and no matter how hard you paddle, your strength will not save you. You might even die.

Instead, picture yourself seated in an unsinkable, inflated boat as you head down the river. It's inevitable; you will wind up downstream at your destination simply because you are in the boat, whitewater or not.

As a believer, you were chosen in Christ from before the foundation of the earth. Your destination, holiness and blamelessness before God, is assured because you are in the unsinkable boat: Christ. It is not because you've been "paddling" so hard to meet God's standard of holiness that you "arrive." It is because He is taking you. Be assured that when you "pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you" (Isaiah 43:2) because He is there!

Insight: Stop paddling. You are assured by God's choice to be blameless before Him. Worship Him today.