But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do His work and speak out for Him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference
He made for you – from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted.
1 Peter 2 : 9 - 10
The talent shows on television are both exhilarating and heartbreaking to watch. Each week someone is chosen to continue in the competition, and we get to see his or her unbridled joy and excitement. But, each week someone else is told that his or her talent wasn’t good enough to move on. The cameras follow them backstage, where we witness their tears and sometimes anger at being rejected. We can feel their pain. They wanted to be somebody but feel like a nobody.
On the only stage that really matters in life, the stage where we stand before God Almighty, we hear, “You are the ones chosen by God.” We are chosen for a calling and we are chosen to be His representatives. Let that sink in for a moment. Don’t take it lightly or for granted. Our Lord does not treat us as the judges of a talent show would. We are always “enough” for Him. Come as you are.
You are chosen by the Creator of the universe – the One who knows you by name and never forgets you. He is the One who took us from “nothing to something, from rejected to accepted.”
Never doubt God’s love for you. Never doubt how much He believes in you. He is confident that you can share with others what you received. What an honour and privilege. When you experience moments in life where you feel rejected and like a nobody, never forget that you have been chosen.
Thank you for believing in me when I didn’t believe in myself. Thank you for choosing me when it seemed everyone else rejected me. I love You, my Heavenly Father.
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