As the lead protagonist of most of the Pokémon shows, Ash Ketchum was an enjoyable and lovable character to follow throughout his journey, but he wasn’t exactly a perfect Pokémon trainer. He was brash, impulsive, sometimes arrogant, and often demonstrated selfish tendencies in the way he treated others. To be fair, Ash was only 10 years old in the series so it shouldn’t be a surprise that he behaved like one… he was picked as the primary voice of the franchise with full knowledge that his path would sometimes be messy. Ash would make mistakes, lose battles, and fail more often than he would succeed… and it was all part of the plan that he was perfectly placed to fulfill.

As hard as it can be to understand or believe, we were each chosen for the roles that the Lord has for us in life with all of our future sins still yet to have been committed. Think about that… Jesus knew that Peter would eventually deny Him, but He still chose him as one of His best friends and built His plans for the early church around him anyways. He knew Paul would persecute His church, but He still selected him to write most of the New Testament. And that same God knew every mistake we would ever make, and He still called us and gave us a destiny that only we can complete. Let’s move on from our past mistakes today, fully embracing the mercy and grace that He prepared for us before we ever even needed it.

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified. Romans 8:29-30

This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life. 1 Timothy 1:15-16

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