John 15:16 You didn't choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name.
Just as God chose Mary to be the mother of Jesus, so He chose Joseph out of all the men available at that time to be His earthly dad. What a responsibility! God didn't randomly choose them, He obviously chose Jesus' parents with great care for the job He was calling them to do. What an honour to raise God's Son in your family!
Just as God chose Mary and Joseph, our verse tells us He also chose you and me to be part of His family. How wonderful that is and what a privilege!
We are chosen by Almighty God to be His much loved children, and He has given each one of us His ability so we can bear fruit to be a blessing to others and to be used for His glory. The Holy Spirit is producing in us the fruit of love, joy peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control and the ability to tell others about Jesus.
And just in case we feel down in the dumps at any point, He wants us to remember God went to great lengths to make it possible for Him to choose us, to choose you, because He wanted us, He wanted you to be in His family and we now have a loving Heavenly Father forever because of Jesus. What assurance that brings. Thank You Lord Jesus.
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