July 17 Morning Devotional | How To Know Your Election | Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon

Morning, July 17 | “Knowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you.” —1 Thessalonians 1:4 (NASB)

This Morning's Scripture Reading: 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10 (NASB)

We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers; constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father, knowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you; for our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation with the joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone forth, so that we have no need to say anything. For they themselves report about us what kind of a reception we had with you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve a living and true God, and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, that is Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath to come.

Devotional Video Transcript:

Many persons want to know their election before they look to Christ, but they cannot learn it thus, it is only to be discovered by “looking unto Jesus.” (Hebrews 12:2) If you desire to ascertain your own election, after the following manner shall you assure your heart before God.

Do you feel yourself to be a lost, guilty sinner? Go straightway to the cross of Christ, and tell Jesus so, and tell him that you have read in the Bible, “the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out.” (John 6:37 NASB) Tell him that he has said, “It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” (1 Timothy 1:15 NASB) Look to Jesus and believe on him, and you shall make proof of your election directly, for so surely as you believe, you are elect.

If you will give yourself wholly up to Christ and trust him, then you are one of God’s chosen ones; but if you stop and say, “I want to know first whether I am elect,” you know not what you ask. Go to Jesus, be you never so guilty, just as you are. Leave all curious inquiries about election alone. Go straight to Christ and hide in his wounds, and you shall know your election. The assurance of the Holy Spirit shall be given to you, so that you shall be able to say, “I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.” (2 Timothy 1:12 NASB)

Christ was at the everlasting council: he can tell you whether you were chosen or not, but you cannot find it out in any other way. Go and put your trust in him, and his answer will be — “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness.” ( Jeremiah 31:3 NASB) There will be no doubt about his having chosen you when you have chosen him.

“Sons we are through God’s election,
Who in Jesus Christ believe.”

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