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CHOSEN AS A SPECIAL PEOPLE

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CHOSEN AS A SPECIAL PEOPLE: IT’S ALL BECAUSE THE LORD LOVES YOU!

“. . . 4 just as [in His love] He CHOSE us in Christ [actually selected us for Himself as His own] before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy [that is, consecrated, set apart for Him, purpose-driven] and blameless in His sight. In LOVE 5 He PREDESTINED and LOVINGLY planned for us to be adopted to Himself as [His own] children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the kind intention and good pleasure of His will . . . 11 In Him also we have RECEIVED an inheritance [a destiny—we were claimed by God as His own], having been PREDESTINED (CHOSEN, APPOINTED beforehand) according to the PURPOSE of Him who works everything in agreement with the COUNSEL and DESIGN of His will . . .” Ephesians 1:3-12 Amplified.

The knowing that God LOVES you and CHOSE you should propel you to have faith and be faithful in God. His love for you is irrelevant and irrespective of who you are, where you are, what you are in life prior and afterwards. He just LOVES you – for He CHOSE you for His PURPOSE and in His PURPOSE. Life is about living in the acknowledgement that God loves and loved me and have chosen me in spite of all things.

If you are wondering about Love, know full well that the Biblical definition of LOVE is – God, as it’s written – “FOR GOD IS LOVE” (1 John 4:8, 16). Therefore, let love be your propellant in the way you do and live life day to day in Christ Jesus stead. Amen.

You are God’s CHOSEN – His LOVE made it possible. Keep GLOWING, REFRESHING and REJUVENATING in God’s LOVE. And when you know this love of God that surpasses and transcends human five senses comprehension, then you will experience the revelation of God by the Holy Spirit and equally fulfil purpose with ease as it’s written:

“And we KNOW [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes ALL THINGS TO WORK TOGETHER [as a plan] for GOOD for those who LOVE God, to those who are CALLED according to His PLAN and PURPOSE” Romans 8:28/AMP.

“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath PREPARED for them that LOVE Him. 10 But God hath REVEALED them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit SEARCHETH all things, yea, the DEEP things of God” 1 Corinthians 2:9-10.

Life is WORTH living, and that’s when living in it – by LOVE both now and always in Christ Jesus stead. God loves you, you then go doing life by God’s love – for that’s who you ARE and have become of God in Christ Jesus stead. Amen.

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK!

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:

“Beloved, let us [unselfishly] LOVE and seek the best for one another, for LOVE is from God; and everyone who LOVES [others] is born of God and knows God [through personal experience]. 8 The one who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], FOR GOD IS LOVE. [He is the originator of love, and it is an enduring attribute of His nature.] . . .16 We have come to know [by personal observation and experience], and have believed [with deep, consistent faith] the LOVE which God has for us. GOD IS LOVE, and the one who ABIDES IN LOVE abides in God, and God abides continually in him” 1 John 4:7-8, 16.

“Ye have not CHOSEN me, but I HAVE CHOSEN YOU, and ORDAINED (APPOINTED) you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you” John 15:16 (Emphasis Mine).

“For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath CHOSEN thee to be a SPECIAL PEOPLE unto himself, ABOVE all people that are upon the face of the earth.  7 The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor CHOOSE you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:  8 BUT BECAUSE THE LORD LOVED YOU, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.  9 Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations” Deuteronomy 7:6-9.

“You [believers], like living stones, are [a]being built up into a spiritual house for a holy and dedicated priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices [that are] acceptable and pleasing to God through Jesus Christ . . . 9 But you are a CHOSEN race, a ROYAL priesthood, a CONSECRATED nation, a [SPECIAL] PEOPLE for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the EXCELLENCIES [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who CALLED you out of darkness into His marvelous light. 10 Once you were NOT a people [at all], but now you ARE God’s people; once you had NOT RECEIVED mercy, but now you have RECEIVED mercy” 1 Peter 2:5, 9-10 Amplified.


REV. CHUKIE MORSI

CHOSEN AS A SPECIAL PEOPLE

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CHOSEN AS A SPECIAL PEOPLE: IT’S ALL BECAUSE THE LORD LOVES YOU!

“. . . 4 just as [in His love] He CHOSE us in Christ [actually selected us for Himself as His own] before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy [that is, consecrated, set apart for Him, purpose-driven] and blameless in His sight. In LOVE 5 He PREDESTINED and LOVINGLY planned for us to be adopted to Himself as [His own] children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the kind intention and good pleasure of His will . . . 11 In Him also we have RECEIVED an inheritance [a destiny—we were claimed by God as His own], having been PREDESTINED (CHOSEN, APPOINTED beforehand) according to the PURPOSE of Him who works everything in agreement with the COUNSEL and DESIGN of His will . . .” Ephesians 1:3-12 Amplified.

The knowing that God LOVES you and CHOSE you should propel you to have faith and be faithful in God. His love for you is irrelevant and irrespective of who you are, where you are, what you are in life prior and afterwards. He just LOVES you – for He CHOSE you for His PURPOSE and in His PURPOSE. Life is about living in the acknowledgement that God loves and loved me and have chosen me in spite of all things.

If you are wondering about Love, know full well that the Biblical definition of LOVE is – God, as it’s written – “FOR GOD IS LOVE” (1 John 4:8, 16). Therefore, let love be your propellant in the way you do and live life day to day in Christ Jesus stead. Amen.

You are God’s CHOSEN – His LOVE made it possible. Keep GLOWING, REFRESHING and REJUVENATING in God’s LOVE.

Life is WORTH living, and when living it in – LOVE, now and always.

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK!

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:

“Beloved, let us [unselfishly] LOVE and seek the best for one another, for LOVE is from God; and everyone who LOVES [others] is born of God and knows God [through personal experience]. 8 The one who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], FOR GOD IS LOVE. [He is the originator of love, and it is an enduring attribute of His nature.] . . .16 We have come to know [by personal observation and experience], and have believed [with deep, consistent faith] the LOVE which God has for us. GOD IS LOVE, and the one who ABIDES IN LOVE abides in God, and God abides continually in him” 1 John 4:7-8, 16.

“Ye have not CHOSEN me, but I HAVE CHOSEN YOU, and ORDAINED (APPOINTED) you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you” John 15:16 (Emphasis Mine).

“For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath CHOSEN thee to be a SPECIAL PEOPLE unto himself, ABOVE all people that are upon the face of the earth.  7 The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor CHOOSE you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:  8 BUT BECAUSE THE LORD LOVED YOU, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.  9 Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations” Deuteronomy 7:6-9.

“You [believers], like living stones, are [a]being built up into a spiritual house for a holy and dedicated priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices [that are] acceptable and pleasing to God through Jesus Christ . . . 9 But you are a CHOSEN race, a ROYAL priesthood, a CONSECRATED nation, a [SPECIAL] PEOPLE for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the EXCELLENCIES [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who CALLED you out of darkness into His marvelous light. 10 Once you were NOT a people [at all], but now you ARE God’s people; once you had NOT RECEIVED mercy, but now you have RECEIVED mercy” 1 Peter 2:5, 9-10 Amplified.

REV. CHUKIE MORSI

CHOSEN AS A SPECIAL PEOPLE

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CHOSEN AS A SPECIAL PEOPLE: IT’S ALL BECAUSE THE LORD LOVES YOU!

The knowing that God loves you should propel you to have faith and be faithful in God. His love for you is irrelevant and irrespective of whom you are, where you are, what you are in life. He just loves you. Life is about living in the acknowledgement that God loves and loved me in spite of all things.

The Biblical definition of love is – God, as its written – ‘FOR GOD IS LOVE’. Therefore, let love be your propellant in the way you do and live life day to day in Christ Jesus stead. Amen.

You are God’s CHOSEN – His LOVE made it possible. Keep GLOWING, REFRESHING and REJUVENATING in God’s LOVE.

Life is WORTH living, and when living it in – LOVE, now and always.

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK!

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:

“Beloved, let us LOVE one another: for LOVE is of God; and every one that LOVETH is born of God, and KNOWETH God.  8 He that LOVETH not KNOWETH not God; FOR GOD IS LOVE” 1 John 4:7-8.

“Ye have not CHOSEN me, but I HAVE CHOSEN YOU, and ORDAINED (APPOINTED) you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you” John 15:16 (Emphasis Mine).

“For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath CHOSEN thee to be a SPECIAL PEOPLE unto himself, ABOVE all people that are upon the face of the earth.  7 The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor CHOOSE you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:  8 BUT BECAUSE THE LORD LOVED YOU, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.  9 Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations” Deuteronomy 7:6-9.

Further Scriptural Reading: 1 Peter 2:5, 9.

REV CHUKIE MORSI