SELECTED FROM THE LOT
Today's reading:  Isaiah 40-44

"...You have been chosen to know me, believe in me and understand that I alone am God.  There is no other God--there never has been and there never will be."  Isaiah 43:10 NLT

Okay friends, maybe you're feeling like a small fish in a very large pond.

Feeling overlooked?

Under appreciated?

'Just' one of the many?

Me, too.  Me, too!

But look at what He's telling us this morning--we've been chosen!  We've been picked for His team!  We've been selected to be on His side for the battle!  We've been asked to wear His jersey and His Son's blood!

And since He's not come back yet and He's still calling folks to be His--and this thrills me--it shows He's not picking us because we're all there is left!

You remember how that feels, don't you?  Second grade.  Third grade.  Seventh Grade.  High School PE class.  Red Rover.  Basketball.  Tag.  Baseball.  Choosing team mates, I was usually a consolation prize to the team captain picking last.  My lack of athletic abilities placed me last in the lot of kids to be picked.  My name was usually called after hearing the words, 'I guess I get Malinda.'

It's the same today.  I've little to offer.  My resume is short, and sad.  I am puny and of little help.  My disabilities outweigh my abilities.  My track record says it all. 

But I'm chosen!  I AM CHOSEN!  I am chosen by God!!

And so are you!