He chose us.

Just realizing how blessed we are who have taken part in the Lords "harvest". Loved by God, bought with the price of Jesus Christ, called to Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit, now part of the Family of God. We always hear the preaching about "the harvest is great but the laborers are few" but seldom hear about the blessings of "being the one harvested." Christ, perfecting the harvest of the seed (us) by "winnowing" out the chaff of our lives and empowering us to be conformed into His image and likeness.

What an amazing blessing to be taken out of our sin by the Creator of all that exists, and just for coming out by His promise, to be "washed and cleansed" white as snow, our sins forgiven. On top of that we receive a "position" in His ranks of believers to serve Him, and then He empowers us to do the things He asks us to with the power of he Holy Spirit. Not leaving us on our own but "working through us" to do His will. When we need to pray He says "pray in the Holy Spirit. When we need strength He is our strength in weakness. When we are hungry He is our "meat" and when we thirst He is the "living waters."

He promises to "meet our needs" and to do more than we can think or ask.

All this because, from before the beginning, He loved us with an Unconditional Love, even though He knew our sin and rebellion against Him, but Love never fails, and God can not fail because God is Love. This kind of Love has been available for all men for all of time, past, present and future.

"He stands at the door and knocks" with forgiveness and position to all who will "answer the calling."

We did and we have not been disappointed but blessed.

Love

J&E in Tn