Have you ever wondered if you really are saved by God’s grace for a purpose? I have. Sometimes it’s just difficult to experience God in our lives so we begin to wonder whether or not the first experience you had with God is even real. …because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. (1 Thessalonians 1:5 ESV) The Apostle Paul tells the church in Thessalonica that purpose of salvation is evidenced by the power of the Holy Spirit. It was not good enough for the Apostle Paul to just talk about how Jesus saves, but in his life he could point to how Jesus was saving him and the reason for that salvation were the people witnessing the power of the Holy Spirit manifesting in their lives through the name of Jesus. As a result there was no denying their own salvation because they witnessed and tasted the power of Jesus unfold in their lives. Some of us are lacking in belief about our “chosenness” because we fail to witness the power of the Holy Spirit manifest in our lives, but I bet if we would look past our noses we would see the power of the Holy Spirit unfold in the lives of the people around us. That the power of God flows into their lives thus giving them purpose in salvation because God is using us as instruments to conduct His business. What we need to appreciate and thank God for is that our lives and our actions are the instruments of God’s provision and the power of the Holy Spirit. I mean just ask yourself why or how you had the courage or insight to do the good that you do to people around you. The good news of Jesus is that God loved us so much that He sacrificed His One and Only Son to save our lives, that in turn we would be able to love people undeserving like us to receive that love in their lives through the power of the Holy Spirit. This is why we were chosen by grace.