God's Team

Last weekend I went to an awesome concert with Sonsofday. :) It was actually a youth event in Creswell, though, and they also had Jordan Kent there to speak. I had never heard him before, and what he had to say to the kids was pretty cool. The best part is that while he was talking about a passage God gave me a vision that helped me to understand better a rather interesting concept: predestination. The verses he spoke about are:

Ephesians 1:11-14 In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory. And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession - to the praise of his glory.

There is a lot that can be (and has been) said about predestination, but I really love how God revealed it to me. The way I saw it might have been because Jordan was comparing faith to football, but this is the vision God gave me. It's like He's a team captain and He chooses each and every one of us to be on His team. He's so happy as He points to each of us as His pick! We, in turn, have the choice to join His team or reject the offer. We can gladly join, run in for a high-five, and prepare for victory; or we can choose to play for the opposing team being full of unhealthy competition and negative things. There is so much that comes from this analogy that the Lord gave me. He blessed me with this great way to look at things.

So please, accept God's offer to play, and when you do, don't sit on the sidelines and watch... PLAY. Participate in the excitement of being on the WINNING team.

God's Team!