Verse: John 15:16
16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you
that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain,
that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.
16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you
that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain,
that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.
Application:
Jesus reminded the disciples that contrary to the common practice of
disciples picking a teacher, Jesus had chosen them. The purpose of His choosing
was so that they would produce lasting fruit. He chose them for a mission, and
His Father would answer their requests in order to accomplish that.
Jesus made the first choice - to love and to die for us, to invite us to live
with him forever. We make the next choice - to accept or reject his offer.
Without his choice, we would have no choice to make.