You're Chosen in Christ for God's Purpose
You're Chosen in Christ for God's Purpose
Devotion by Pastor A. L. Redd
March 16, 2026
God’s electing grace is the holy reason we are saved. That truth humbles every proud thought that tries to make salvation a reward for human goodness. Scripture makes plain that we are saved by grace through faith, not by our own merit, strength, or performance.
Before the foundation of the world, God chose His people in Christ according to the good pleasure of His will. He did not do this because He found something worthy in us. His purpose is good, His mercy is rich, and His love is steady in ways our fallen hearts could never be. Our salvation, then, rests not on anything we have done.
It rests on the worthiness of Jesus Christ, the Beloved Son, who satisfied divine justice through His suffering. He bore our sin with righteousness and love and secured for us adoption, mercy, and the inheritance of grace. When we look upon the cross and the risen Christ, we see that God’s saving purpose was always meant to magnify the glory of His Son and bring undeserving sinners into new life.
Let every grateful heart bow low and say, Thanks be to God for His electing grace, and to Him alone be all praise and glory forever.
Devotion by Pastor A. L. Redd
March 16, 2026
God’s electing grace is the holy reason we are saved. That truth humbles every proud thought that tries to make salvation a reward for human goodness. Scripture makes plain that we are saved by grace through faith, not by our own merit, strength, or performance.
Before the foundation of the world, God chose His people in Christ according to the good pleasure of His will. He did not do this because He found something worthy in us. His purpose is good, His mercy is rich, and His love is steady in ways our fallen hearts could never be. Our salvation, then, rests not on anything we have done.
It rests on the worthiness of Jesus Christ, the Beloved Son, who satisfied divine justice through His suffering. He bore our sin with righteousness and love and secured for us adoption, mercy, and the inheritance of grace. When we look upon the cross and the risen Christ, we see that God’s saving purpose was always meant to magnify the glory of His Son and bring undeserving sinners into new life.
Let every grateful heart bow low and say, Thanks be to God for His electing grace, and to Him alone be all praise and glory forever.
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