John 15:12-17
In the same way that God chose Israel, He also chose us. So, just as God kept faith with Israel through thick and thin, he will keep faith with us as well. This is why he says, 'You did not choose me, but I chose you.' It is so that we can know that when the going gets tough, Jesus will not say - "Well, too bad. You chose this!" Jesus takes responsibility for our walk with him. He started it, and he will finish it.
The work he has started in us is not simply a spiritual journey. It is not serving God in some esoteric way. Jesus calls us friends because he wants us to do exactly what he is doing - bearing fruit of love. Knowing our calling, and knowing our Jesus, we have a clear and simple calling - to love one another.
Prayer: Gracious savior, thank you for choosing us. We do choose to follow you, but thank you that at the end of the day, it is not up to us to figure out where everything is going. But thank you that we do get to participate in the most important work of all - to love each other as you have loved us.
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