Do you remember when you first gave your life to the Lord? Or maybe you grew up in a Christian family and God has just kinda always been there in your life... Even then do you remember when you made the decision to follow Christ? Do you remember the moment you understood what grace truly is? or what it felt like to be forgiven and free?
I love thinking about things. In John chapter 8 Jesus says, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
He has set us free. Free from guilt and condemnation, free from worrying about this life (although often times we still do for lack of faith) But don't you ever wonder, "Why me?" Out of all the people in the world He chose me? I know who I am, I know myself quite well. Sometimes, I wish I didn't because more times than not I don't like what I see. In Ephesians chapter 1 Paul explains more "For he (God) chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will..."
If God is omniscient, (all knowing) then HE knew exactly who you would turn out to be, your failures, your success, and your dreams. And it was His pleasure to choose YOU. If God knew you wouldn't succeed at life do you think he would of chosen you? I like to say that God doesn't choose losers. If you were all knowing and went to a horse race which horse would you bet on? That's right, the winner. So Christian whoever you are, where ever you are, know this God chose you! Yes even YOU! And He chose you knowing that by His grace by Jesus' blood on the cross you would be his faithful servant holy and blameless in His sight forever more.
So going back to the top remember the moment you knew you were saved remember all that you were saved from? God didn't save you so that you could go on and live your life as if nothing happened. It is not a free pass to escape hell. You were saved from (fill in the blank) and you were saved to (now here's the part where only you and God can fill in the blank). What are you saved to?
