(Read Acts 16:25-34.)
“Which kitten would you like?”
This was not a hard choice for me. There were six of them - a sleepy one, a sick one, a cross one, a homely one, a frightened one, and then the cutest, friendliest, prettiest one you ever saw. Guess which one I chose?
Perhaps you have been scratched by one, or for some other reason you don’t like cats and wouldn’t choose any. But let me tell you something. The great and powerful God who made all things does not choose as I did, or as you might do. He has good reason to not want any one of us, for it was sinners like you and me who nailed His dear Son to a cruel cross. But instead of not wanting us, He has chosen to love us and invites lost sinners like us to accept His Son as our Saviour and to live in His home forever.
He does not choose those who are the prettiest or the friendliest or the smartest. He chooses sinners, just because He loves us.
And more than that, when He saves us He keeps us. My kitten ran away and I never saw it again. But the Saviour is able to keep His chosen ones forever and ever. And no one can take us away from Him either. “I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand.” John 10:28. We are kept by the power of God.
When you read His invitation, remember that He is not calling good people; He is calling those who need Him most. If you think you don’t need Him, you will go where sinners go who refuse Him - to that place of suffering -the lake of fire. He has chosen to invite you to come to Him to be saved from your sins right now. Is your answer “Yes”?
“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” 1 Timothy 1:15.
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