DESPITE WHO YOU ARE

John 15:16
You didn't choose me.
I chose you.



My wife once held a Sunday school children’s activity where kids would receive pieces of candy as a treat. The way the activity worked was that as the lesson was being taught, she had the kids pass a bag of candy around. Each child picked out one piece of candy without looking in the bag. One got a strawberry flavored candy, another picked out a piece of chocolate, while another selected a lollipop, and so on and so forth. There were some, however, that picked out sour balls and upon tasting the candy they'd quickly spit it out. At the core of the lesson, she asked the children, “If you were a piece of candy, do you think Jesus would think that you tasted sweet?” “Of course!” they all said. One child said, “We’d be too sweet to taste for Jesus!” Well, this is actually true. You see, it doesn’t matter if your life is sour, messed up, dirty or unwanted because Jesus loves you so much and he’s chosen you despite who you are because He wants your life to be renewed and lasting.