Three things in the text this morning. 1) God's choosing is not like us playing favorites; 2) God is involved and just with other cultures, too; and 3) We are not told everything that forms the relationship between God and Abram...it isn't possible.
So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]
