Choose Jesus Christ This Day

There is no doubt that people should make a decision for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; however, we know by the Holy Scripture that God first chooses us.  This is a very serious matter, because it is God who chooses us before we choose Him.  He has chosen us to bear much fruit. 

I am not advocating decisional regeneration, but I am saying that it matters who makes a decision for Jesus Christ.  It matters if Jesus is behind that human decision for Christ.  He enables us to chose Him alone for spiritual salvation.   No one is good enough to believe.  Everyone is total unable to believe Christ. 

Total inability comes from total depravity.  People are totally depraved and radically corrupt.  We do not have a nature that is compatible with the goodness of God.  The nature human beings have is at enmity against God. We are rebellious by nature. 

No one can choose Christ because we are dead in sin.  We are totally hindered to chose Christ.  The deadness in sin that we have means we are spiritually dead people.  I pray that if someone does choose Christ that is evidence of the work of God.  Someone could choose Christ but be unbelieving.  However, if someone chooses Christ it could also be the work of the Spirit of God and the Word of God.

I believe that the written Word of God teaches monergistic regeneration.  That is, that we are born again not by our decision but by the Spirit and the Word.  No decision of anyone ever saved a soul.  Only the work of the Holy Ghost and the Scriptures could save a soul. 

I acknowledge Jesus Christ before men and chose Christ because He chose me first.  I pray that people would chose Christ because of the Spirit and Word alone.  May you chose Jesus today for the right reasons and may His grace and peace cover you.  Amen.