Out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power was given to them, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

Good morning. I have a feeling you were in this deluge. OK so we are called according to His purpose. Paul then gives the process by which we came to know God. They are all in the past tense. For those whom He foreknew, He also pre-destined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified. There are some questions concerning these verses but no definitive answer. Is he talking about us as individuals, or the selective group of all Christians? Did God personally know each of us in the ancient past, or simply know about us; again as an individual or as a group? Is this predestination in the traditional sense? The predestination here says to become conformed to the image of His Son, not pre-destined to salvation – meaning no free will. In other words, those who do exercise their free will and make Jesus Christ Lord of their lives will be conformed to His image. But then it says that those whom He predestined, He also called. So the calling did not come until after the predestination. We will leave it there, hanging in the air. Father thank You that all of that is true about us. This was not some last-minute plan to correct a giant mess. You had it all planned out from before the beginning of time.