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[Steve Myers] Turn on the news in America today and you can't help but hear about the
upcoming election. It is everywhere in the news. And it got me to thinking a little bit
about what the Bible has to say about election. And a particular passage came to mind as I
was reading through 2 Peter. And in that passage it says, "Be even more diligent to make your
call and election sure" (2 Peter 1:10-11). And as I thought about that, that obviously
isn't talking about a presidential election, or a senatorial election, or any kind of voting
that's going on. It's a whole different subject all together.
[Darris McNeely] No, it's actually talking about God electing us, God choosing to call
us and to show us His way of life and to offer us the opportunity for salvation. And He's
admonishing through Peter in that verse there that we make that election sure. And that's
the most important election that we really need to focus on because it has eternal consequences,
the calling that God gives to each of us.
[Steve Myers] Yeah, and that's an amazing thing we know that God's got to do the choosing.
So, He's called us and that's His job. But there in 2 Peter is a reminder that once we've
received that call, we better be diligent to make sure the election takes place, to
make sure that we're there and we're a part of God's way, and we're choosing to live His
way. It's not something that we can just believe, but there's this diligence that's involved
in doing God's way so that that election is sure.
[Darris McNeely] And any election or calling from God always includes choice. We make the
choice to accept that calling. We make the choice to stay in that calling, to stay faithful
to God, and stay true to the calling. God always allows human beings the freedom of
choice. And that's a beautiful thing.
[Steve Myers] That is an amazing thing and that's one of the most important responsibilities
that we have and in 2 Timothy 2:19, here's what it says there, it says, "Let everyone
who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity." So what should our choice be when it comes
to our election? Well, it better be choosing to depart from sin. Get out of lawlessness.
Follow God's way and put it to practice in your life. And that's the way to make your
election sure.
[Darris McNeely] And that's the most important choice we have.
[Steve Myers] That's BT Daily. We'll see you next time.