Chosen

 

Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.  – 1 Peter 2.4-5

 

Jesus came into the world as a living stone to be rejected by men, but chosen by God and precious. We also now are in the world as living stones and though we may be rejected by men we are also chosen by God to do His work.

 

God could have spread His word in any number of ways. He could have sent an angel to each one of us to tell us how to be saved. He could have put a great screen in the sky. He could have appeared in a personal or corporate dream.

 

But He chose us to do it. He sent His Son, we wrote His word out for us, and He told us to take His word into all the world and preach to all the corners of the earth. God picked you and me to carry the most important message there is. He chose to make us a paper of His plan.

 

What a privilege. What an honour.

 

But what do we do with it?  Are we doing our part? Do we do what He picked us to do? We all look for purpose. God gave us a purpose and there is know greater purpose than to share His word, and just as important, back up our words by loving Him and loving others.

 

He picked you. He picked me. What are we doing about it?