“Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts!
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your  temple!  Psalm 65:4

How incredibly awesome that Almighty God of all creation has chosen to bring near to dwell in His courts each one who believes in Christ Jesus, the Son.  It is true, but the fullness of it is beyond our comprehension.  

It takes the Holy Spirit to open it up to each one.
As we see in 2 Timothy 3:16,
“All Scripture is breathed out by God…”
therefore, it takes Him to interpret it.  And how does He do this?
“For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept,
line upon line, line upon line,
here a little, there a little.”  Isaiah 28:10

And it is through our personal study of Scripture, through the teaching of men of God, through trials and circumstances; always with a heart open to the Lord.

Concerning God’s choosing:
“For you are a people holy to the LORD your God.  The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His treasured possession, out of all the people who are on the face of the earth.”  Deuteronomy 7:6

Now if you think that because this verse is in the Old Testament it refers to the Israelites only, I refer you to 1 Peter 2:9-10,
“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.  Once you were not a people, but now your are God’s people…”

Ephesians 1:3-4 makes it clear who are the ‘chosen ones’ when they (we) were chosen--those in Christ before the foundation of the world.  What grace--God’s unmerited favor!
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,  Vs 3
Vs. 4 in the Amplified Bible says,
“Even as [in His love] He chose us [actually picked us out for Himself as His own] in Christ before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy (consecrated and set apart for Him) and blameless in His sight…”

“For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.”  Romans 8:14
“The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God and if children--heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ…” Romans 16-17

“For those whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, in order that He might be the firstborn of many brothers.  And those whom He predestined He also called, and those whom He called He also justified, and those whom He justified He also glorified.  
Romans 8:29-30  (Predestined, called, justified, glorified!)

Chosen and brought near to dwell in His courts, in His very presence--open access to most Holy God!  He has made it possible in Christ Jesus our Lord!

“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.  Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering for He who promised is faithful.”  Hebrews 10:22-23

With grateful hearts we thank you and give You praise, honor, glory and worship Heavenly Father, Glorious Son and Gracious Holy Spirit!  Amen