For the Joy of Being Chosen
God of Grace,
As a believer, I am included among those you refer to as “a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession” (1 Peter 2:9). Don’t ever allow me to take these images of grace for granted! To be chosen by you means I am not yours by chance. Rather, from eternity, you had my name on your heart, and over the course of history, you oversaw every necessary detail both to secure my salvation and to bring me to it by faith. All this for me, and not because I personally earned or deserved it, but because grace prompted you to choose me! When I am down, discouraged, or disappointed, uplift me with the reminder of this simple truth: I am yours, personally chosen by you to be yours forever.
In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.