Now
the Lord says, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant . . . —Isaiah 49:5
The
first thing that happens after we recognize our election by God in Christ Jesus
is the destruction of our preconceived ideas, our narrow-minded thinking, and
all of our other allegiances— we are turned solely into servants of God’s own
purpose. The entire human race was created to glorify God and to enjoy Him
forever. Sin has diverted the human race onto another course, but it has not
altered God’s purpose to the slightest degree. And when we are born again we
are brought into the realization of God’s great purpose for the human race,
namely, that He created us for Himself. This realization of our election by God
is the most joyful on earth, and we must learn to rely on this tremendous
creative purpose of God. The first thing God will do is force the interests of
the whole world through the channel of our hearts. The love of God, and even
His very nature, is introduced into us. And we see the nature of Almighty God
purely focused in
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