“’You are my witnesses,’ declares the LORD, ‘and my servant
whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe me and understand that I am
He’.” Isaiah 43:10
CHOSEN. You remember gym class back in
elementary school. The teacher would pick two students who then had to choose
their teams. Usually the pickers first chose their friends. Then the good
athletes, and finally the leftovers, the unwanted. To be chosen first would be
exciting and empowering. To be chosen last would be devastating and diminishing.
We all want to be wanted, want to be chosen.
Israel
was called out of the darkness, but first chosen by God. God chose Israel and
from the beginning of time had a special bond – or covenant – with them. With
the forefathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, God had made a promise to bless and
keep them. During Moses’ time He said to Israel, “The LORD your God has chosen
you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are
on the face of the earth” (Deut. 7:6). God chose Israel to be His. From then on
everyone would know Israel and their God.
God chooses you. Before you came into being, He chose you and decided to create you. He chose you to be His witness and servant, so that you can know and believe in Him and understand that He is Lord. He chose you personally because He wants you to share Him with others.
Prayer: LORD, I believe that You have chosen me. Help me to know and understand You so I can share You with others. Let me be Your servant, God. Amen.
God chooses you. Before you came into being, He chose you and decided to create you. He chose you to be His witness and servant, so that you can know and believe in Him and understand that He is Lord. He chose you personally because He wants you to share Him with others.
Prayer: LORD, I believe that You have chosen me. Help me to know and understand You so I can share You with others. Let me be Your servant, God. Amen.
