The Destiny of the Elect Versus the Elite

UV 1454/10,000 The Elect Versus the Elite
For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
Psalm 56 v 13
The Lord has delivered our souls from death through the promise of the gospel: if anyone believes in Jesus, he shall not perish but live forever. Once we know that Jesus has paid such a heavy price, don’t we realize that He will deliver us from failures and mistakes in our lives? It is God’s desire that we walk upright and in accordance with the truth revealed to our consciences and in the Word of God. We may fall due to our inherent weaknesses. But the Lord will enable us to rise and walk again. He will not disown us just because we have messed up on occasions.

Those who are delivered by the Lord are His elect. They are not the elite but the elect of God. The elite do not depend on God and remain proud and high minded. The elect humble themselves and depend on the Lord for every step they take. The elite are prepared to trade eternity for their earthly quests. The elect are prepared to trade their earthly quests for eternity. They are chosen by God and go through fire and water but the Lord promises to deliver them and bring them into a place of blessed abundance. The concept of “cursed abundance” also exists. Cursed abundance is excess in any one aspect or dimension of earthly life- the land of the dying. A person may aim to be the richest person in a country or the world but his riches will be blighted. A person may aim to be the most famous or influential person or the most powerful person but his fame, influence and power might be blighted. The Donald Trumps of this world should realize that the Lord holds the trump card in His hand. His soul may not be delivered unless he believes. If and when he falls, there is no one to catch him as he trusted in inanimate riches, fame and power. The elite does not trust in the light of the living- God Almighty. The Lord is the eternal light of the eternally living. He delivers our eyes from tears and our feet from stumbling. Can we be part of the elite and yet be the elect? Scripture shows that people of faith like Abraham, Daniel, Joseph, David, the new testament centurion- Cornelius were officially part of the ruling elite of the times but were spiritually and eternally, the elect. The willingness to trade all earthly goodies for an eternal destiny distinguished them. Their primary source of inspiration and power was the Lord and not their position, riches, gifts, beauty, influence or power though they were not deficient in these.


The principles of scripture are the even paths on which the elect walk. These paths are narrow and straight. The light of God’s Word goes ahead illuminating each step the elect take. The paths lead up to the land of the eternally living. How one ends a quest or a journey determines the success of the quest or journey. The rivers and tributaries may meander but they end up in the ocean. Similarly, our paths may seem to wander but as long as we end up in the Lord, reach our divine destination, we have fulfilled the purpose of our lives.

Prateep V Philip