“Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.” Ps33.12 NKJV
We often speak of the importance of man’s choices and act as though everything in life is hinged on them. When Christ told His disciples that He had chosen them, rather than they Him, many exercised their power to choose and stopped following Him. Now it is true that God has granted us the power to choose and our choices are rather significant. But this does not negate God's power to choose and His choices do not necessarily revolve around our own. God chose to bless Jacob over Esau and explained that He did so before they were born or before they had done anything good or bad. Most of us feel uncomfortable with these words, believing that in order for God to be just, He can have no favorites and must treat everybody the same. The truth is, Scriptures as well as life clearly show that He does not, nor is He bound to do so in order to be just. Consider that God does not endow people equally. He certainly has not given me the same voice as my son, who sings like an angel. He chooses long life for some while others pass, it seems before their time. He draws the lines which fall for each of us, He appoints some to be presidents and kings and others to obscurity as least in the eyes of men.
Now the point of all this is simply to think truthfully about God and about ourselves. We should not over or under estimate the significance of our power to choose. Certainly we should never underestimate or pass judgment on His. “But He is unique, and who can make Him change? And whatever His soul desires, that He does.” Job23.13
At present God has chosen to bless America and make her a nation of blessings to the world. Let us humbles ourselves before Him, and perhaps He will continue to do so. “The LORD does whatever pleases him, in the heavens and on the earth…” Ps.135.6 7/4/07 ts
Just me trying to be honest with God.
