(The) Blessed Chosen

Blessed (happy, to be envied) is the man whom You have chosen, 
And caused to approach unto You,
that he may dwell in Your courts:
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, 
Even Your holy temple. 
Psalm 65:4

But know that the LORD has set apart for Himself him who is godly; The LORD will hear when I call to Him. 
Psalm 4:3


“Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the LORD, “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool." Isaiah 1:18

I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more. Isaiah 43:25
How are our sins blotted out? Through the blood of the Lamb of God, as John the Baptizer said after he baptized Jesus, "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!" 

Who are people God has chosen for Himself? The ones who have answered His call to salvation. The ones who have been redeemed by the blood of His Lamb Jesus Christ. "Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” --Galatians 3:13

"God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God." --2 Corinthians 5:21

And, lastly, that beloved Scripture which many of us learn as children and remember well into our adult years (though we have not always lived it):  "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." --John 3:16

What makes us The Blessed Chosen? Answering the call of salvation sent from God to the world through the Holy Spirit. For it is the Spirit who quickens the soul and places the gospel within us, in a much different way than when He did so in Mary, Jesus' mother. 

Now, our souls are quickened and The Word of God grows in us so much that He is quickly poured out before all men when we testify of Him whom we have believed. 

Come,  As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.” --Hebrews 3:15

Tomorrow is not promised, but To day is here.