Were you chosen by God before the world even began? In this devotion from **Words From The Word**, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Ephesians 1:4 (KJV) — *"According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love"* — and carefully walks us through one of the most profound truths in all of Scripture: God's election and what it really means for your salvation.

You might be asking…

- Does being chosen mean I have no choice in coming to Christ?

- Was Israel's election the same as personal salvation?

- How does John 3:16 fit together with the doctrine of election?

- What does it mean that God "drew" me to Himself?

**Key points from this devotion:**

- 📖 Election is God choosing us to be His *before we existed*

- 📖 There are three types of election in Scripture: national (Israel), vocational (e.g., the Levites, the apostles), and salvational

- 📖 Being of Israel by birth does not guarantee personal salvation (Romans 9:6–7)

- 📖 God draws sinners to Christ apart from any merit in man (John 6:44)

- 📖 The promise still stands — *whosoever believeth* shall have everlasting life (John 3:16)

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