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O you remember picking teams for elementary school recess
games? Imagine the feelings of those who were not picked at all! Wait though,
for some, it was a bit of a thrill if they were picked first... and for others, a relief if they were not
picked last... still others were just glad they were picked at all.
Sometimes when the doctrine of election surfaces in our
study of the Scriptures, we can make the mistake of focusing only on those who
are apparently not part of the elect.
But wait, just because a topic is heavy, or it can easily be
misconstrued, that doesn't mean we should ignore it altogether. The 900 lb gorilla in the room is not
necessarily a menace. He might be quite
an intriguing specimen if we will take the time to examine him.
In Psalm 65 we encounter a glorious angle on this issue. In
Psalm 65:4 David wrote, "Blessed is
the man whom Thou choosest, and causest to approach unto Thee…” Since none of us deserve to gain access to
God's presence, it is an amazing brand of grace which tickets any of us. Yet,
this grace does exist. I know because I
am a partaker of it. God owed no man
anything good. We all justly deserved
damnation, and yet here I am - redeemed; forgiven; adopted; saved; justified;
regenerated; converted. In the words of the old hymn, "No merit of my own
His anger to suppress. My only hope is
found in Jesus' righteousness." No
one is worthy of salvation. Yet, God
saves!
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