he chose you from the beginning

"But we ought always to give thanks to god for you, brothers beloved by the Lord because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth." - 2 Thessalonians 2:13

Remember picking teams in gym class? None of us wanted to be picked last. Nothing's worse than having to stand there while everyone else gets picked and we just stand there. We won't ever have that experience with God. He picked us first.

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