First Peter chapter 2 verse 9. but you
are a chosen generation a royal
priesthood a holy nation his own special
people that you may proclaim the Praises
of him who called you out of Darkness
Into His Marvelous Light
you are chosen by God that is something
you need to know and that is something
that you need to remember
you are not an accident
you may have been an unplanned pregnancy
for your parents but God intentionally
created you God intentionally formed you
God foreknew you before the very
foundations of the Earth
you are not an accident or a mistake or
a mishap you are not a casualty of
chance
God intentionally created you
before the very foundations of The World
God had chosen you before your father
and mother first crossed paths God chose
you before the very foundations of the
earth God chose you
before the very Creation Of The World
God chose you
time and time again throughout the
scriptures we are reminded at the fact
that you are chosen
that is a fact in scripture you are
chosen and God has watched over you
throughout your life God has protected
you throughout your life
God has guided you throughout your life
Isaiah chapter 43 Verse 1 but now thus
says the Lord 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
John chapter 15 verse 16 you did not
choose me but I chose you and appointed
that you should go and bear fruit and
that your fruit should remain that
whatever you ask the father in my name
he may give you
Ephesians chapter 1 verses 3 through 4
blessed be the God and father of our
Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us
with every spiritual blessing in the
Heavenly places in Christ
just as he chose us in him before the
foundation of the world that we should
be holy and Without Blame before him in
love
God chose you understand that you may
say I don't feel like God chose me it
has nothing to do with your feelings
you may say I am not worthy to be chosen
by God and you are right although you
are not worthy he chose you nevertheless
allow me to give you an example of what
God does when he chooses
look at what God Said to Jeremiah the
prophet
Jeremiah chapter 1 verse 5. before I
form thee in the belly I knew thee and
before thou camest forth out of the womb
I Sanctified thee and I ordained thee a
prophet unto the Nations
look at that first line in Jeremiah
chapter 1 verse 5.
before I form thee in the belly I knew
thee
isn't that amazing before you were
formed in the belly God knew you
before your very first heartbeat God
knew you before your mother was aware of
the fact that she was pregnant God knew
you and knew everything about you
nothing you do catches God by surprise
he knew every single one of your
failures and faults he knew every single
one of your mistakes shortcomings
inadequacies and yet he still chose you
simply
simply simply because he loves you
Ephesians chapter 1 verses 5 through 6.
having predestined us to adoption as
Sons by Jesus Christ to himself
according to the good pleasure of his
will to the praise and glory of his
grace by which he made us accepted in
the Beloved
the love of God is different to the love
of mankind
you have never known true love until you
understand the love God has for you
the truth is some people say they love
someone without truly knowing them
why do you think there are so many
divorces in the world
human love is not like the love of God
and you need to stop comparing the love
of God to human love human love comes
and goes but the love of God is unique
and particular because God knows you he
knows who you really are he knows every
single thought that has ever crossed
your mind he knows every single thought
that will cross your mind
and yet he still loves you
let us be honest if every single one of
your thoughts were broadcasted to the
world 99 of the people that say they
love you today would not still love you
anymore
that is human love
yet God knows every single one of these
thoughts and still loves you he knows
every single one of your secrets even
before they became a secret and still
loves you
God knows the real you the real you that
you hide from others the real you that
is there when no one is around you or
watching you
God knows that you and yet and yet he
still loves you
that is the love of God he chose you not
because you deserve it or because you
have some unique set of characteristics
that others don't have no he chose you
simply because he loves you
loved loved loved you will be singing
that on your deathbed or when you are
caught up in the sky loved loved loved
you are loved with an everlasting love
stop comparing the love of God to the
love of people human love is not like
the love of God human love cannot
compare to the love of God
every sin you have ever committed God
knew you were going to do it before you
ever did nothing surprises him every
thought that crosses your mind God knew
it nothing surprises him nothing nothing
nothing
not one thing surprises him God set you
apart he placed his mark on you you are
his and he is yours
so what are some signs that God has
chosen you
sign number one you don't fit in have
you ever noticed that people that God
chose in the Bible never really fit in
Joseph was chosen by God and he never
really fit in as a teenager Joseph
became an outcast within his family his
own Brothers hated him Joseph was chosen
by God to be the second in command over
all of Egypt
other than Pharaoh there was not one
more powerful than Joseph
it is amazing how an outcast who was a
disowned slave became one of the most
powerful men in the greatest country
during that time
David was chosen by God to be the king
of Israel
we know him as the boy who kills Goliath
and the mighty man of God who destroys
the enemies of God
he is the chosen king of Israel the man
after God's Own Heart
David was chosen by God but he didn't
really fit in
as a boy his father Jesse didn't see
that there was a king inside him
although David's father Jesse saw the
king inside his other Sons eliab
abinadab shama Jesse went as far as
making seven of his sons to pass before
Samuel and Samuel said to Jesse the Lord
has not chosen these Sons the son God
has chosen was the one Jesse had not
thought of
God meant it for you to be different
it's not an accident that you don't fit
in in this world it's not your home God
set you apart God marked you being a
believer in Christ is to be set apart
you are no longer conforming to this
world you are conforming to the word of
God
the wonderful thing about having God
choose you is the fact that you don't
have to live in fear about who is
against you you don't have to live in
fear about who or what is attempting to
plot against you you don't have to
stress about who is plotting and
scheming against you
Isaiah chapter 54 verse 17 no weapon
formed against you shall prosper and
every tongue which Rises against you in
judgment you shall condemn
sign number two that you are chosen is
seen here in Isaiah chapter 54 verse 17
and that is no weapon formed against you
shall prosper
and if you look through your life you
will see that weapons are and have been
formed against you but they did not
Prosper the verse quote no weapon that
is formed against thee shall prosper can
be interpreted as God's promise to his
Believers or children although it was
meant for the people of Israel it
applies to Christians all over the world
Isaiah the prophet knew something we
don't appreciate enough
this is God's word this is God himself
telling you no weapon will accomplish
that in which it has been sent to
accomplish
the devil has different weapons we see
in the Book of Job that disease is one
of his weapons among other things he did
in the life of Job we see in the Bible
that fear is a weapon of his
but child of God you do not have to fear
God has promised you it will not Prosper
it will not win
nothing is more reassuring than knowing
that God is with us and always on our
side no matter what it is we are facing
or going through there is a shining
light at the end of the Lord it won't
swallow us no matter how scary or
gigantic it is
Victory is assured for those who will
trust in the Lord and make him their
refuge in the days of adversity
even if you look back through your life
you can see the hand of the Lord on your
life if you look back through your life
you will see had it not been for the
Lord you would never have made it God
chose you it's not that weapons will not
be formed the Bible told us clearly that
they will but they will not prosper and
look at your life there are things you
have been through and overcome that you
had no right to overcome look back
through your life there are situations
that you have been through and have
overcome them that have killed other
people but yet you are here today and
still standing you are chosen by God
being chosen by God doesn't mean that no
weapon will be formed against you no
being chosen by God means that when
weapons are formed they will not prosper
when we are walking through the fire and
it seems as if the heat will consume us
let us remember the three Hebrew boys
and how God delivered them from the fire
of that furnace
let us remember the three Hebrew boys
and how God got into the fire with them
he is a great God not only did he
deliver them in that fire he was seen in
that fire with them
our God is a great God he not only
delivers you out of situations but he
enters those situations with you
God will be with you in the waters God
will be with you in the fire in whatever
situation you find yourself in God will
be with you
this is why some of our greatest
personal experiences about God come
during our darkest moments in life God
will not let you down he is faithful he
is faithful
you are not an accident
God intentionally created you
signs you are chosen and don't even know
it
Isaiah chapter 43 Verse 1 but now thus
saith the Lord that created thee o Jacob
and he that formed thee o Israel fear
not for I have redeemed Thee I have
called thee by thy name Thou Art mine
God speaks to his people as their
creator after all he is the one who
created them
do you understand that God knew you
before your father and your mother first
met one another
in Isaiah chapter 43 Verse 1 God twice
directly claims his people after all it
is his right to do so he is both the
Creator and Redeemer
if you are a child of God God is your
creator and your Redeemer he has called
you by his name you are his and he is
yours God chose you first John chapter 4
verse 19 we love him because he first
loved us
Ephesians chapter 1 verse 4 for he chose
us in him before the creation of the
world to be holy and blameless in his
sight in love
Believers are chosen by God and they are
chosen before they have done anything or
have been anything for God
Ephesians chapter 1 verse 4 gives us
some characteristics of those who are
chosen by God so what are the signs that
you are chosen by God
1. You Are Holy we are to be quote holy
a word meaning quote set apart
it is interesting to note that the Bible
states that those who will see the Lord
for all eternity in heaven are those who
pursue Holiness Hebrews chapter 12 verse
14 pursue peace with all people and
Holiness without which no one will see
the Lord
this verse highlights a wonderful and
yet terrifying reality the reality that
not all people will see the Lord
the truth is we all will see the Lord we
will all stand before him and see him
when we step into eternity
we all know that even the enemies of the
Lord shall bow before him and every
tongue shall confess that he is Lord
but this verse is not referring to that
day when the whole of humanity past and
present will be gathered together and
see the Lord in Hebrews chapter 12 verse
14 he is talking about the continual
seeing of the Lord which will follow
after the judgment
Hebrews is talking about those who will
continue to see God throughout endless
ages those who will gaze upon the face
of God forever
Unholy people will not
Unholy people will see God for a brief
period of time when they are being
judged but in their eternity they will
not be seeing God
they will go to a place with no Beauty a
place where there is only pain a Place
full of weeping and gnashing of teeth
that is where the Unholy people will go
Holiness has to do with living a life of
consecration unto God
there is such a Holiness as imputed
Holiness where Holiness is put to our
account by God's kindness for instance
Abraham believed God and it was credited
to him as righteousness but this is not
what this verse is talking about
this verse is referring to a Holiness
which we can pursue seek and sought
after just like peace with other people
can be sought after and pursued
we're commanded to be holy because God
is Holy and we are supposed to reflect
his image
your attitude to Holiness will reveal a
lot about whether you have been chosen
by God
your attitude to sin will reveal a lot
about whether you have been chosen by
God
a child of God is heading towards
perfect holiness
notice my choice of language quote
heading towards perfect holiness
no one will ever attain perfect Holiness
in this life only Jesus did he was the
only perfect man to walk the earth
however the truth is that true children
of God are chasing and pursuing holiness
a clear sign that will tell you that you
are indeed chosen by God is that each
day you are taking a step towards
perfect holiness
although you will never reach perfect
Holiness you are still moving in that
direction pursue peace with all people
and Holiness without which no one will
see the Lord in the book of Hebrews we
are practically told we will not see the
face of the Lord forever if we don't
chase after holiness
God's chosen people seek and follow
holiness
this doesn't mean that Christians don't
sin we know Christians do sin
we know Christians do sin but when a
Christian sins they are disturbed by sin
and not comfortable in sin when a
Christian sins their conscience is moved
and Disturbed whereas when an unbeliever
sins they are not phased when an
unbeliever sins it is business as usual
for them
he said pursue no one can fully attain
complete and perfect Holiness only Jesus
did what the Apostle is speaking of here
is the direction of your heart towards
Holiness and not the level of Holiness
we can seek and chase after holiness
what the Apostle is telling each and
every one of us is this without us
continually seeking and chasing for
these two things we will not abide in
heaven
he is not saying you will attain these
two things but the direction of your
heart will be yearning and seeking for
these things
you will be yearning and seeking a holy
life
Ephesians chapter 1 verse 4 for he chose
us in him before the creation of the
world to be holy and blameless in his
sight in love
2. you are blameless when people hear
the characteristic blameless they
automatically think well that rules me
out because I know for a fact I am not
blameless
therefore I am not chosen by God because
I know I am not blameless
the reason for this is that we tend to
think of someone who is innocent when we
think of the word blameless
we as Christians know we are far from
perfect
so what is the biblical view of being
blameless
Baker's Evangelical dictionary of
biblical theology defines blameless as
blamelessness being a characteristic of
Christ and his followers the sacrificial
terminology is applied to the work of
Jesus Christ when he is described as
quote a lamb without blemish or defect
in First Peter chapter 1 verse 19 Who
quote through the eternal spirit offered
himself unblemished to God quote
in Hebrews chapter 9 verse 14 the
blameless character of Christ is seen in
his continuing work as the believer's
high priest who quote meets our need one
who is Holy blameless pure set apart
from Sinners exalted above the heavens
when applied to Christians the quality
of blamelessness is both a positional
benefit of Salvation and a moral
character to be achieved
each person is worthy of accusation in
the sight of God
the blameless character of Christians
however is the intention of God Who
quote shows us in him before the
creation of the world to be holy and
blameless in his sight and quote as
stated in Ephesians chapter 1 verse 4.
Christ's love and sacrifice for the
church were such that he could present
her to himself quote without stain or
wrinkle or any other blemish but holy
and blameless end quote Ephesians
chapter 5 verse 27.
the positional quality of blamelessness
is not earned by personal gain but
imputed by the death and resurrection of
Christ Colossians chapter 1 verse 22 in
the body of his flesh through death to
present you holy and unblameable and
unreprovable in his sight
God's power and protection ensure that
the believer maintains a blameless
status until the final judgment
in these occurrences the legal
connotation of deliverance from
accusation is clearly seen God alone has
the power and right to accuse the
believer and pronounce condemnation but
through his grace and power he renders
the believer blameless in his sight
blamelessness is not about you it's
about Christ Jesus and what he did for
you even to the point of salvation
Salvation is not about you
but it is about what Christ Jesus did
for you on the cross
being blameless is something that we can
only call ourselves after coming to
Christ it's not something that we have
earned or could ever earn but something
that we're given
Ephesians chapter 1 verses four through
five 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
having predestinated us unto the
adoption of children by Jesus Christ to
himself according to the good pleasure
of his will
because of his love God shows in advance
for us to become his children God is
your father and he treats you as his
child God loves you he cherishes you he
values you and he cares for you
have you ever cried before and wondered
does anyone care
God cares yes he does casting all your
care upon him for he careth for you God
cares
all you know is this little tiny life
this little tiny life that has lived in
a fallen world full of good and bad
moments but you need to know that is not
what God has planned for you for all
eternity
God has a wonderful plan and purpose for
you for all eternity
Jesus Christ bled suffered sorrowed and
died to pay for your sins
don't listen to preachers who attempt to
push this idea that God looks forward to
sending people to hell he came and died
on the cross for you he went to
tremendous lengths to save you God Wants
You in Heaven how does that make you
feel how does that make you feel that
God wants you in heaven do you
comprehend that he is a loving father
and not a dictator that hangs hell over
your head and forces you to follow the
ten commandments and if you fail once he
then pushes you off to hell no that's
not God he is a father a caring father
come to him
go to him continue to live a life of
following peace and Holiness yes you
won't attain perfect Holiness but each
day you will be closer than before
but I don't feel holy enough to approach
God I have messed up too many times God
has made Provisions for when you sin
the Bible tells us first John chapter 1
verse 9 if we confess our sins he is
faithful and just to forgive us our sins
and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness
you don't need to confess your sins to a
pastor or to me or to anyone else
just God
get right with God go to your father
right now wherever you are and confess
all of your sins and turn away from your
Wicked Ways
your father who watches you and your
family your father who loves you more
than you will ever know and understand
your father who knows all your failures
faults and weaknesses and he still loves
you
we don't deserve such a wonderful father
we don't
but I am glad we have him so glad that
we all have a father that we will spend
eternity with
don't fall into the Trap of this world
this world wants to consume you with the
here and now but this world will end and
at one point you will die
but don't fear death
don't do it hold on to Jesus Christ and
remember for to me to live is Christ and
to die is gain
to die is great gain because for all
eternity you will be with the Lord
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signs you are a chosen one and don't
even know it
Second Chronicles chapter 16 verse 9.
for the eyes of the Lord run to and fro
throughout the whole Earth
to show himself strong and the behalf of
them whose heart is perfect toward him
we often only think about the eyes of
God in regard to him being the judge of
all humanity and because God is indeed
the judge we tend to only think about
God's Wrath
there is indeed coming a time when God
will call all men into account for their
deeds
this is the inescapable Reckoning that
all must face
yet there is a need for those of us who
are children of God to realize that God
isn't a father whose only motivation for
watching his children is to catch them
doing wrong I assure you that this is
not the truth
God is a loving father who keeps watch
over us most keenly
the key thing of note is that he is
looking for those whose heart is perfect
toward him
most of us shudder when we see the word
perfect because it seems unrealistic for
human beings to be perfect
yet God is searching the Earth every
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he is looking for those whose hearts are
perfect towards him
the word for perfect in the text is
Shalem and it carries a range of
meanings that shed light on what it
means to have our hearts perfect towards
God
first our hearts must be at peace
towards God the fact that God's eyes are
going to and fro in the earth shouldn't
make us afraid
when Adam and Eve heard God going to and
fro in the garden as he would have done
before they became afraid
the peace in their hearts towards God
left them
they knew they had done things that
weren't pleasing to God the enmity
between God and us has been destroyed by
the blood of Christ
and we are at peace with God
and the Very fact that you are at peace
with God is the first sign that you are
chosen by God
don't allow the devil to do a negative
PR job of God
if you are a born-again child of God you
are at peace with God
you and God are on wonderful terms
because of what Christ Jesus did on the
cross
God wants this peace to permeate every
sphere of our lives especially our
hearts so they can be perfect towards
him
understanding we are at peace with God
is so important for our lives we are
able to fellowship with God we are able
to come before him with our needs and
desires because we know we are at peace
with him
it is difficult to go before God when we
believe he is angry at us
God is not angry with you when you are
covered by the blood of Jesus Christ
a second sign that you are chosen by God
is your attitude towards sin those who
have been called by God have a hostile
attitude to sin those who are chosen by
God do not accept sin and they do not
celebrate sin like the world this
however does not mean you will never
ever sin it means that you actively
oppose sin
the unbelieving world adores sin the
unbelieving world literally celebrates
sin the unbelieving world literally
welcomes sin
first John chapter 2 verse 15.
love not the world neither the things
that are in the world if any man love
the world the love of the father is not
in him
what is your attitude towards sin your
attitude towards sin can show if you are
indeed called and chosen by God
the word Shalem also speaks to being
blameless
we are called to be upright before God
let's take a look at a man in the Bible
who is described as blameless
Job chapter 1 verse 1.
there was a man in the land of ooze
whose name was job and that man was
perfect and upright and one that feared
God and issued evil
you see job was a man of integrity who
trusted wholeheartedly in God as his
savior
he sincerely worshiped the Lord loved
his family and was consistent in his
walk with God
he feared God and avoided evil
job had a ruthless attitude towards sin
job's attitude to send was hostile
look at the type of man job was
Job chapter 31 verse 1.
I made a covenant with my eyes not to
look lustfully in a young woman
job's ability to control himself was
connected with a covenant he made
he made a vow a promise a commitment
with his own eyes that he would not look
upon a young woman in a sinful way
this is the extent job went to keep
himself from sinning
he was a man with a zero tolerance to
sin
when job says that he has made a
covenant with his eyes to abstain from
lust
he does not mean that he has stopped
experiencing lust altogether
what he means is that he refuses to
dwell upon the lustful feelings which as
the normal red-blooded male he is come
to him very naturally
are you friendly towards God and your
heart as stated before
do you have peace with God
are you blameless before him
in other words do you fear God and shun
evil
if the answer is yes then you are chosen
do you think about God as your judge
because you are still outside of his
will
God has made the ultimate provision to
set us at peace with him and that
happens when we trust Jesus Christ as
our Lord and savior
once we come into right relationship
with Jesus we now have the holy spirit
inside us moving us to a favorable place
Jesus tells us who God is looking for in
John 4.
the hour is coming and now is when the
true worshipers will worship the father
and Spirit In Truth for the father is
seeking such to worship Him
to make your heart perfect you must
become a worshiper a true worshiper
the same language used in Chronicles is
used here and can be stated as the eyes
of God goes throughout the world looking
for true worshipers who Worship in
spirit and truth because their hearts
are perfect toward him
if you are a child of God who is feeling
unease about God remember
the eyes of the Lord are on the
righteous and his ears are attentive to
their prayer
so all you need to do is pray and ask
him to set your heart at peace
God will always move into our reality
when we surrender to him
he is looking out for those of us who
set our hearts on him and allow him to
work in our lives
he comes into our situations when we
allow him to and shows up as our savior
he shows up as our healer deliverer and
burden Bearer
but we must ensure that our hearts are
perfect towards him
we must make sure that we are friendly
towards God as righteous and true
believers who Worship in spirit and
Truth
we must also ensure that we are at peace
upright and complete in our hearts as
that is what he is looking for in the
earth and he will always show up for us
when we are found in those conditions
God watches over his children
God protects his children
as human beings I don't think we truly
understand the lengths in which God
watches over us
you may ask yourself why is God watching
over me
one of the reasons is because you are
his creation and he cares about his
creation
do you understand that that God
intentionally created you
don't listen to those evolutionary
teachers who believe a germ evolved into
a science Professor who can think feel
and love
no no God created you and breathed into
you the breath of life and when you are
born again you become his child
that is what the new birth is about
the new birth is to be born of God to
become his child to leave darkness and
to be born into the light
we are not all the children of God
we are not all the children of God we
are all the creation of God but not his
children
John chapter 1 verse 12.
but as many as receive him to them gave
he power to become the sons of God even
to them that believe on his name
only those who are born again are the
children of God