Spread that seed

So tonight I was studying Romans 1:6-7 and listening to a Piper sermon. The verses read, " among whom you also are the called of Jesus Christ. To all who are beloved by God in Rome, called as saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ."

Piper was focusing on two words in particular in those verses, called and beloved. Since election has been something that I have studied a lot about in the past few months I was very intrigued. He addressed a huge issue concerning predestination which is : "If the chosen have been chosen since before the foundations of the earth then why is there a need for missions. God has chosen them already and they can't be 'unchosen' so why do we as Christians need to evangelize." Well other than the fact that we are commanded to JP used the illustration of the parable of the seed. He showed how the seed is spread everywhere.. on all types of soil, not only the good soil, but the thorns and rock as well. It is our job to spread the seed, everywhere, to everyone and God is the one who decides the fertility of the soil it is dropped on. I thought that was such a good illustration and wanted to share it with many of you who, like me, have struggled through election and the Sovereignty of God in salvation.