#FavoritismDeployed

 The call goes out. There is a constant call going out.

Abram and his wife left Ur of the Chaldeans and traveled to Canaan and settled there Genesis 11:31 tells us.  That is when the Lord spoke to him and told him to go forth to the land He would show him and made him a promise.  Could it possibly be that a universal call had gone out and only one man responded?  That one man, Abram, by responding to the call, put himself and all his descendants into a favored position with the Lord.

"The heavens are telling of the glory of God: and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands. Day to day pours forth speech. Psalm 19:1 and 2.  The call is constantly going out.  Does the work of God's hands make you curious?  Do the stars in heaven impress you and lead you to think that there must be a 'big' thinker out there?   Do you respond by searching for the truth?

There is no partiality with the God of the Bible (Acts 10:34). He is no respecter of persons. "He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous." Matthew 5:45.  As I understand the character of God from what He has told us in His Word, God does not have favorites, but there is a favorite position one can enjoy.

This first favored position was by heritage and demanded faithful hearts. The covenant keeping God remained faithful to the descendants of Abram even though they did not remain faithful to Him and there were consequences for their bad behavior.  Even while in exile, God told them that "you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with your whole heart. I will be found by you, declares the Lord and I will restore your fortunes." Jeremiah 29:13 and 14.

Today, it is no longer by heritage, but by choice.  There is a new covenant and it is found in the New Testament.  The call is still going out to the whole world and we have a choice. God is no respecter of persons and has stated in the New Testament in the book of John, chapter 3, verse 16: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that WHOSOEVER believes on Him shall have eternal life."  It is in your hands whether you are in the favored position of being one of God's children or not.