God Chose You

Most people would be thrilled to receive an invitation from the President of their country, from a king or queen, or from someone who is important in the society. However, what would you feel if the Supreme Ruler of the vast universe calls you. Will you answer?

How would you feel if a super important person calls you?

What if it is the President of your country? What if it is the richest man on earth? What if it is the king or queen of a mighty monarchy?

What if you were invited by this person to a special banquet or event?

If you are like most people, I’m sure you will be excited. You will be thrilled to say, “yes,” and be present for this special occasion.

Now, let’s talk about the calling God has bestowed on us.

What if the most powerful and majestic Being in the entire universe calls you?

Wouldn’t you have the same excitement and thrill?

Regrettably, not all people would have the same enthusiasm.

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Ignoring or accepting God’s calling

A lot of people who have received the calling of God wasn’t as excited as they should. Perhaps, they have received the invitation with happiness initially. But when they realize what this call entails, they suddenly gave up and went back to their old ways.

Not many people have received God’s calling. In fact, out of the billions of people, God is only working with a select few at this time.

When God calls you, He is bestowing to you one of the greatest privileges in this entire universe. He, the Supreme Ruler and all-powerful God, has personally hand-picked you to be part of His coming Kingdom.

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God chose us

There’s an interesting passage in the Bible that gives us a better perspective on God’s calling.

I’m talking about the special calling of Philip. We read of Philip’s calling in John 1:43-44:

The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, “Follow Me.” Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

The truth of the matter is that Jesus found Philip and not Philip found Jesus.

We receive God’s calling, not because of our own effort. It is not because of our strength, ability, or skills.

We may be in the process of seeking God, but it is God who puts in our heart this desire to seek Him.

We read Christ’s statement:

“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him” (John 6:44).

Our calling comes from God, Himself.

Called by our name

What’s more interesting to note is that Yahweh has called us by our name!

We read in Isaiah 43:1 tells us:

But now, thus says Yahweh, who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine.”

While this verse might be addressed to Jacob or Israel, the same can also be applied to us. We read in John 10:2-3:

“But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.”

God knows our name. In Psalm 147:4, He even calls the stars by name!

If God knows the name of the stars, how much more is our name?

God didn’t randomly pick people who should be part of His Kingdom. He didn’t wake up one morning and started pointing to people.

Our calling was personal. He didn’t say, “I pick that guy in the red shirt.” “Oh, I want to include that girl with eyeglasses.” “That person looks unique. I’ll have him as well.”

No. Instead, He called us by OUR NAME!

He knows us very well – each and every one of us. You are handpicked by God. He knows who is His and His children follow Him.

Called personally by God

Now, I want you to remember these words:

We didn’t choose God, but God chose us.

The Creator of the vast universe called you to be part of His Family and Kingdom.

It wasn’t the President of the United States.

It wasn’t the Queen of England.

It wasn’t Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos.

You are being called to have a close relationship with your Creator.

What is holding you back? What could be the things that will prevent you from entering God’s Kingdom? What could be the reason that you are still not accepting God’s invitation? What are the things that you think are more important than being part of God’s family?

These are just some of the serious questions we need to consider.

God has called you to obtain eternal life. There’s no better reward than that!

No amount of wealth or pleasure in this world could even come close to what God has stored for us.

All these are yours if and only if you answer God’s calling, follow His commandments, and receive His unconditional love.

2 thoughts on “God Chose You

  1. Hello Joshua!Thanks for these encouraging passages. I was reading “God Chose You,” I believe in Jesus, and I want to follow him, I want to serve him. Actually I work as a human resources assistant and the only thing I like about this job is that I have contact with people and this gives me the opportunity to know one and want to share the gospel.But I can not advance on this because I have had a constant relationship with God, I do not know, I feel tired when I get out of work, helpless, even if it has made me insensitive to the word of God . But I want to have zeal, passion for God, I want my soul to burn from within for Christ, I ask for it and nothing is happening.I can not see my life without Christ, without a relationship with him.In these moments I feel dead inside, I’m very bored, sad inside. I lost God’s joy. I want to get rid of all the things that keep me away and not let me have a strong relationship with God. There are negative thoughts that go from time to time in mind, thinking constantly that I can not do it, I have many fears that will not let me advance. Fighting with these thoughts of frightening within me I feel tired, consumed. Even at work I have a lot of fear, I do not know how to behave in many situations and ….. I want to get rid of this situation, I want to get out of this situation, I want to have only Christ in heart, in mind. As I was reading your article, I was thinking maybe I did not choose to serve God.I hope you understand the contents of the email because I wrote it with google translate because I do not know very well English.Blessings, Marjeta

    • Hi Marjeta!

      I know life can be tough at times and following God isn’t really that always easy.

      However, faith comes from hearing. If you want to strengthen your faith, you need someone to guide you. That someone could be your pastor, church leader, or anyone who is spiritual strong. Learn from them and apply sound biblical advice.

      By doing so, you get the support system that you need to endure and enjoy the Christian walk.

      It is my sincerest hope that you find the zeal and passion in doing God’s work.

      Pray about it. God is more than willing to help you.

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