Being chosen by God is very important for our Christian life. By doing so, we fulfill God’s plan and our lives are filled with blessings.
In the life of Abraham, we see that God chose him to be the father of many nations and God used him greatly to fulfill that purpose. Similarly, God chose Moses to lead His people out of Egypt.
The Israelites were also a chosen people by God, as a result of which they received many blessings from God.
As believers, we are also chosen by God and this assures us that God has a special plan and love for us from other people. On the other hand, we must remember to glorify and honor God through our lives.
God has made us understand through choosing that He has a special plan for our lives. So we will live in a way that honors and praises God.
Dear friends, now let’s look at the following Bible verses that discuss being chosen.
Ephesians 1:11 :—
“In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will”
Ephesians 2:10 :—
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them”
John 13:18 :—
“I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me”
John 15:16 :—
“Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, ordained you, that ye should go bring forth fruit, that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you”
John 15:19 :—
“If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you”
John 17:9 :—
“I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine”
John 6:70 :—
“Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, one of you is a devil?”
Deuteronomy 14:2 :—
“For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God, the Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth”
Deuteronomy 7:6 :—
“For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth”
Colossians 3:12 :—
“Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering”
Isaiah 41:9 :—
“Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, called thee from the chief men thereof, said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, not cast thee away”
Isaiah 42:1 :—
“Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles”
Isaiah 43:10 :—
“Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord , my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know believe me, understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me”
Isaiah 49:7 :—
“Thus saith the Lord , the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, he shall choose thee”
Isaiah 65:9 :—
“I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: mine elect shall inherit it, my servants shall dwell there”
Romans 11:5 :—
“Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace”
Romans 8:30 :—
“Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: whom he called, them he also justified: whom he justified, them he also glorified”
Romans 8:33 :—
“Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth”
Romans 9:11 :—
“(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)”
Revelation 17:14 :—
“These shall make war with the Lamb, the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, King of kings: they that are with him are called, chosen, faithful”
Revelation 3:12 :—
“Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, he shall go no more out: I will write upon him the name of my God, the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: I will write upon him my new name”
Matthew 22:14 :—
“For many are called, but few are chosen”
Matthew 24:22 :—
“Except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened”
Titus 1:1 :—
“Paul, a servant of God, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness”
Psalm 105:43 :—
“He brought forth his people with joy, his chosen with gladness”
Psalm 33:12 :—
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ; the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance”
Psalm 4:3 :—
“But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him”
Psalm 65:4 :—
“Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple”
Luke 6:13 :—
“When it was day, he called unto him his disciples: of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles”
Jeremiah 1:5 :—
“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations”
Jeremiah 31:3 :—
“The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee”
Mark 13:20 :—
“Except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days”
Acts 13:48 :—
“When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, glorified the word of the Lord: as many as were ordained to eternal life believed”
Acts 1:24 :—
“They prayed, said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen”
Acts 22:14 :—
“He said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, see that Just One, shouldest hear the voice of his mouth”
Acts 9:15 :—
“But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, kings, the children of Israel”
Exodus 19:5 :—
“Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine”
Numbers 16:5 :—
“He spake unto Korah unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the Lord will shew who are his, who is holy; will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him”
Zechariah 3:2 :—
“The Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?”
Nehemiah 9:7 :—
“Thou art the Lord the God, who didst choose Abram, broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, gavest him the name of Abraham”
Galatians 1:15 :—
“But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, called me by his grace”
Philippians 1:6 :—
“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ”