Prayer Time: Chosen

I've been receiving this weird texts since early morning and the person even called me at 7am! Imagine that! It's too early for me to be having phone calls. Naturally, I didn't answer. I hate being woken up by anything or anyone in the morning. It's starting to get on my nerves. I believe it is some sort of mistaken identity. Also, last night I had this weird caller. He didn't tell me who he was but he knows me because he called me by my name. I asked over and over who he was but he wouldn't tell. So of course, I hung up. Then, he texted. I never replied. I don't have time for nonsense conversations and with a stranger, to say the least.

Nina and I were supposed to meet in the afternoon but she got caught up with her things to do and other activities. So, perhaps next time we will. It heavily poured again earlier. Honey was on her way home since she didn't have class on Thursday and Friday. So we met at Ayala and went home together. Oh my, I still need to wake up early tomorrow Janet and I have things to do. :)

"I don't quite know what more to say to you Lord. You know all the things that are constantly running through my mind. I lift them up to You, oh Lord. Every thought, every word and action, every decision I will be making may it be according to Your will not mine. May Your will be done in my life. Continue to guide and guard me, protect me from all evil and evil doers. Bless my loved ones, my friends and their families too. Bless as well the work of my hands every person I will meet. Especially my clients here and abroad, keep them safe and healthy. Please bless them with the abundance of Your love, mercy and grace. I pray for healing for those who are sick, for comfort to those who are mourning, to the neglected, abandoned, abused, aborted, bless them oh Lord. You know exactly what we are going through. Your people are desperate for your love. Strengthen us all. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen. Thank You Jesus. I love You always." - Vanz 

Speak oh Lord, your servant is listening.

THE FUTURE GLORY

Romans 8:18-30 

18 I consider that what we suffer at this present time cannot be compared at all with the glory that is going to be revealed to us. 19 All of creation waits with eager longing for God to reveal his children. 20 For creation was condemned to lose its purpose, not of its own will, but because God willed it to be so. Yet there was the hope 21 that creation itself would one day be set free from its slavery to decay and would share the glorious freedom of the children of God. 22 For we know that up to the present time all of creation groans with pain, like the pain of childbirth. 23 But it is not just creation alone which groans; we who have the Spirit as the first of God's gifts also groan within ourselves as we wait for God to make us his children and[a] set our whole being free. 24 For it was by hope that we were saved; but if we see what we hope for, then it is not really hope. For who of us hopes for something we see? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

26 In the same way the Spirit also comes to help us, weak as we are. For we do not know how we ought to pray; the Spirit himself pleads with God for us in groans that words cannot express. 27 And God, who sees into our hearts, knows what the thought of the Spirit is; because the Spirit pleads with God on behalf of his people and in accordance with his will.

28 We know that in all things God works for good with those who love him, those whom he has called according to his purpose. 29 Those whom God had already chosen he also set apart to become like his Son, so that the Son would be the first among many believers. 30 And so those whom God set apart, he called; and those he called, he put right with himself, and he shared his glory with them.

Indeed, many are called but few are chosen. God calls all of us but only a few have chosen to really know and love Him. Only a few have accepted Him as their Lord and Saviour. But salvation was already given to us all. We can only be chosen if we choose to. Choose to accept, follow and live for Him for the rest of our days. Isn't it beautiful this phrase, "in all things God works for good with those who love him"? This gives us assurance that God will take good care of us. How would you like to choose Him every waking day? 

Here is a song that I just discovered. It is entitled "Chosen Generation" by one of the best in Christian Music Industry, Chris Tomlin. Enjoy! God bless! :)