52 HE chose US!

HE chose US!

"HE chose US in Him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love He predestined us to be adopted through Jesus Christ for Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will; to the praise of the glory of His grace!" Ephesians 1:4-6

That is, God chose His people in Jesus. This was the first display of Jehovah’s grace towards us.

All people lay spread out before His omniscient eye. He saw the whole of them—and what every one would DO and BE. Nothing was concealed from His eye. And with the thorough knowledge of all that His people would be and do—He chose them unto eternal life!

He chose them to be His special redeemed people—above all people that dwell upon the face of the earth.

He chose them in Christ, who was appointed to be . . .
their Head,
their Substitute,
their Surety,
their Representative,
and their infallible Savior!

He chose them . . .
to make them holy,
to raise them to the highest honor,
and to exalt them to perfect happiness.

He chose them in eternity past—before the foundation of the world.

His choosing them was an act of gracious sovereignty.

His choice of them, secures to them . . .
a saving interest in the work of Christ,
union to the person of Christ, and
a share in the glory of Christ!