Chosen with full knowledge
Election with full foreknowledge.
October 11, 2026
“My name’s written in heaven. I’m with Jesus.”
When fear returns in the night, come back to what was settled.
You may know.
“That you may know that you have eternal life.”1 John 5:13
This is your life verse. Know — not guess, not feel, not earn.
Your name is written in heaven.
“Do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”Luke 10:20
Jesus separates the miracle from the foundation. The answered prayer is real, and it is worth rejoicing in — but it is not the ground of your salvation.
You are known by God.
“If anyone loves God, he is known by God.”1 Corinthians 8:3
This is the direct answer to “I never knew you.” You love God. You are known by God.
Why Matthew 7:23 does not describe you.
Their plea
“Did we not prophesy in your name… and do many mighty works?” Their plea was a résumé of works.
Your confidence
Not what you did, but what Christ finished. Not the miracle, but grace received by faith.
- “Never” means never. They never had the relationship; this is not a believer who was known and then lost.
- They stood on their works. You refused to make the healing your foundation and rejoiced that your name is written in heaven instead.
- They were workers of lawlessness. Their mighty works stood beside lives without repentance.
- You love God and are known by God. That is the direct opposite of “I never knew you.”
The blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.
“For they were saying, ‘He has an unclean spirit.’”Mark 3:30
They saw the Spirit’s clear work through Jesus and called it demonic. This was a settled, willful verdict — not a doubt, not a slip, and not an intrusive thought.
Those who commit it do not fear they have committed it. A heart running to Jesus is the opposite of its character. The Spirit in you testifies for Christ, not against Him.
What you have settled.
The finished work
The finished work covers all sin.
Faith is received
Faith itself is God’s gift.
“It’s all grace.”