Called for A Purpose...

28And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,[a] who[b] have been called according to his purpose. 29For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
Romans 8:28-30
I remember when I was in grade three, we used to play soccer out in the field. And the way we would always pick teams is by having 2 captains and then having them choose their players. Now, it was always great to be picked early, you recieved a sense of pride to be picked 1st or 2nd and watch and infleuence who your team mates were going to be.

And that is the sense of pride I get to be in God's family, the sense of worth when I realized that God picked us first. That God really had it in store for us to be part of his family, to be heirs to his throne. However, in like every team, each player is placed there for a reason. Some of us can defend, some of us can stop goals, some of us can score. Though our gifts are all different, we all work hard for the same purpose on the field. I find that those who don't work hard, whose interest lie elsewhere, really struggle in the game. Therefore my brothers, I ask you what is your purpose on this field, what is God calling you to do. Today is the day you should figure it out, let's not play the game without a purpose, but rather have each of us running towards the victory with purpose.

Lastly, I would also ask you to consider, those brothers/potential brothers who are not in the game yet. When will we call them in to play?

Allan