You are elect by God’s grace, to be a witness for Jesus and to fulfill His purposes.

You are elect by God’s grace, to be a witness for Jesus and to fulfill His purposes.

“Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election [ekloge] of grace.” (Rom 11:5)
“But the Lord said to him, Go, for he is a chosen [ekloge] vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel.” (Acts 9:15)
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)
“for the children not yet being born, nor having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election [ekloge] might stand, not of works but of Him who calls [kaleo]” (Rom 9:11)
“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right [exousia] to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born [gennao], not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” (Jn 1:12-13)
“for it is God who works [energeo] in you both to will [thelo] and to do [energeo] for His good pleasure.” (Phil 2:13)
“For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, Abba, Father.” (Rom 8:15)
“Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.” (Matt 7:21)
“What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect [ekloge] have obtained [epitugchano] it, and the rest were blinded.” (Rom 11:7)
“knowing, beloved brethren, your election [ekloge] by God.” (1Thes 1:4)
“Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call [klesis] and election [ekloge] sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble” (2Pet 1:10)
“However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.” (1Tim 1:16)
“But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called [kaleo] me through His grace, to reveal His Son in me” (Gal 1:15,16)
“not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit” (Tit 3:5)
Reading: Rom 10-12; Matt 7