Kingdom Of God

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Bible Questions Answered:

“Where is the kingdom of God?...”

Billy/ Easley, South Carolina U.S.A.

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

I) Within:

Luke 17:20,21 KJV

20 And when He was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, He answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

The kingdom of God, comes to the Christian heart.

II) In The World:

Daniel 2:43,44 (Nebuchadnezzar's dream, of a great statue))

43 This mixture of iron and clay also shows that these kingdoms will try to strengthen themselves by forming alliances with each other through intermarriage. But they will not hold together, just as iron and clay do not mix.

44 “During the reigns of those kings, The God Of Heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or conquered. It will crush all these kingdoms into nothingness, and it will stand forever.

II Timothy 4:1 NLT (Second Coming)

I solemnly urge you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus, who will someday judge the living and the dead when He comes to set up His Kingdom:

Revelation 17:14 KJV

Together they will go to war against The Lamb, but The Lamb will defeat them because He is Lord of all lords and King of all kings. And His called and chosen and faithful ones will be with Him.”

At His second coming to earth, our Lord will set up His Millennial Kingdom of peace on earth.

III) The Kingdom of God, in heaven:

II Thessalonians 1:5 NLT

And God will use this persecution to show His justice and to make you worthy of His Kingdom, for which you are suffering.

We enter The Kingdom Of God, through conversion (1&2), and The Kingdom Of God (Heaven -3), through resurrection.

Friend, are you in the kingdom?

Jesus I Come

Out of my bondage, sorrow and night,

Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;

Into Thy freedom, gladness, and light,

Jesus, I come to Thee;

Out of my sickness, into Thy health,

Out of my want and into Thy wealth,

Out of my sin and into Thyself,

Jesus, I come to Thee.

Out of my shameful failure and loss,

Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;

Into the glorious gain of Thy cross,

Jesus, I come to Thee;

Out of earth’s sorrows, into Thy balm,

Out of life’s storms and into Thy calm,

Out of distress to jubilant psalm,

Jesus, I come to Thee.

Out of unrest and arrogant pride,

Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;

Into Thy blessed will to abide,

Jesus, I come to Thee;

Out of myself to dwell in Thy love,

Out of despair, into raptures above,

Upward for aye on wings like a dove,

Jesus, I come to Thee.

Out of the fear and dread of the tomb,

Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;

Into the joy and light of Thy home,

Jesus, I come to Thee;

Out of the depths of ruin untold,

Into the peace of Thy sheltering fold,

Ever Thy glorious face to behold,

Jesus, I come to Thee.

Author: William T. Sleeper

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Prayer:

Acts 2:21 KJV

“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall be saved.”

Proverbs 27:1 KJV

Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

II Corinthians 6:2 NLT
For God says, “At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you.” Indeed, 

the “right time” is now. Today is the day of salvation.

Revelation 3:20 NLT

Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear My voice and open the door, I will come in..."

Bible Lesson: Conversations With Jesus: Stewardship And God's People.

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Bible Lesson: Conversations With Jesus: Stewardship And God's People.

Bible Text:

Luke 16:1-13 NLT (Parable of the Shrewd Manager)

1 Jesus told this story to His disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a manager handling his affairs. One day a report came that the manager was wasting his employer’s money.

2 So the employer called him in and said, ‘What’s this I hear about you? Get your report in order, because you are going to be fired.’

3 “The manager thought to himself, ‘Now what? My boss has fired me. I don’t have the strength to dig ditches, and I’m too proud to beg.

4 Ah, I know how to ensure that I’ll have plenty of friends who will give me a home when I am fired.’

5 “So he invited each person who owed money to his employer to come and discuss the situation. He asked the first one, ‘How much do you owe him?’

6 The man replied, ‘I owe him 800 gallons of olive oil.’ So the manager told him, ‘Take the bill and quickly change it to 400 gallons.’

7 “‘And how much do you owe my employer?’ he asked the next man. ‘I owe him 1,000 bushels of wheat,’ was the reply. ‘Here,’ the manager said, ‘take the bill and change it to 800 bushels.’

8 “The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of The Light.

9 Here’s the lesson: Use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends. Then, when your possessions are gone, they will welcome you to an eternal home.

10 “If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities.

11 And if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of heaven?

12 And if you are not faithful with other people’s things, why should you be trusted with things of your own?

13 “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.”

The Baptist's have a saying, “When you baptize someone, be sure they have their wallet/purse, with them.”

Being a Christian, does that concern our finances?

Stewardship:

Exodus 20:15 KJV

Thou shalt not steal.

Leviticus 27:30 NLT

“One-tenth of the produce of the land, whether grain from the fields or fruit from the trees, belongs to The Lord and must be set apart to Him as holy.

Deuteronomy 8:18 KJV

Remember The Lord your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant He confirmed to your ancestors with an oath.

Deuteronomy 16:17 NLT

All must give as they are able, according to the blessings given to them by the Lord your God.

I Chronicles 29:12-14 NLT

12 Wealth and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand, and at your discretion people are made great and given strength.

13 “O our God, we thank you and praise your glorious name! 14 But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us!

Proverbs 3:9,10 KJV

9 Honor The Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:

10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

Proverbs 16:3 NLT

Commit your actions to The Lord, and your plans will succeed.

Proverbs 19:17 KJV

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto The Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again.

Proverbs 28:27 NLT

Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to poverty will be cursed.

Ecclesiastes 5:10 KJV

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

Matthew 6:19-21,33 KJV

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew 10:8 NLT

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you have received!

Matthew 19:21 KJV

Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow Me.

Matthew 25:21 KJV

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Mark 12:41-44 KJV

41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.

42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

43 And He called unto Him His disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:

44 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

Luke 6:38 NLT

Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.”

Luke 16:10 KJV

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.

John 3:16,27 KJV

16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His Only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting Life.

27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

Acts 20:35 KJV

I have shewed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember The Words of The Lord Jesus, how He said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

I Corinthians 4:2 KJV

Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

I Corinthians 6:20 KJV

For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

II Corinthians 9:6,7 KJV

6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

I Corinthians 10:31 KJV

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Colossians 3:23,24 KJV

23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to The Lord, and not unto men;

24 Knowing that of The Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve The Lord Christ.

I Timothy 6:10,17-19 NLT

10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

17 Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.

18 Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others.

19 By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may experience true Life.

Hebrews 13:5 NLT

Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.”

I Peter 4:10 KJV

As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

The Lord speaking to the prophet Malachi, asked an all important question...

Malachi 3:8 KJV

Will a man rob God?

Malachi 3:8-12 KJV

8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed Me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed Me, even this whole nation.

10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove Me now herewith, saith The Lord Of Hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith The Lord Of Hosts.

12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith The Lord Of Hosts.

As a child of God, we must always remember...

Psalm 24:1 KJV

The earth is The Lord's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

“Oh Pastor, you don't realize, we are not under the law, so that doesn't apply to us.”

Is that so, no one must have told Jesus...

Matthew 23:23 KJV

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

Matthew 23:23 NLT

“What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens, but you ignore the more important aspects of the law—justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.

So the question dear Christian is, how faithful are we to our Lord's command, to tithe?

Matthew 7:20,21 KJV

20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

21 Not every one that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven.

Give of Your Best to the Master

Give of your best to The Master;

Give of the strength of your youth;

Throw your soul’s fresh, glowing ardor

Into the battle for truth.

Jesus has set the example,

Dauntless was He, young and brave;

Give Him your loyal devotion;

Give Him the best that you have.

Refrain:

Give of your best to The Master;

Give of the strength of your youth;

Clad in salvation’s full armor,

Join in the battle for truth.

Give of your best to The Master;

Give Him first place in your heart;

Give Him first place in your service;

Consecrate every part.

Give, and to you will be given;

God His beloved Son gave;

Gratefully seeking to serve Him,

Give Him the best that you have.

Give of your best to The Master;

Naught else is worthy His love;

He gave Himself for your ransom,

Gave up His glory above.

Laid down His life without murmur,

You from sin’s ruin to save;

Give Him your heart’s adoration;

Give Him the best that you have.

Author: Howard B. Grose

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Prayer:

I Samuel 12:24 KJV

Only fear The Lord, and serve Him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things He hath done for you.

Hebrews 10:23 KJV

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for He is faithful that promised;)

Matthew 24:45-50 NLT

45 “A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them.

46 If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward.

47 I tell you the truth, the master will put that servant in charge of all he owns.

48 But what if the servant is evil and thinks, ‘My master won’t be back for a while,’

49 and he begins beating the other servants, partying, and getting drunk?

50 The master will return unannounced and unexpected, 51 and he will cut the servant to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Acts 13:48

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Bible Questions Answered:

“I read Acts 13:48, does God determine who will be saved or lost?...”

Vern/ Raleigh, North Carolina U.S.A.

Bible Answer:

Bible Texts:

Acts 13:44-49 NLT (Paul And Barnabas Turn to the Gentiles)

44 The following week almost the entire city turned out to hear them preach The Word Of The Lord.

45 But when some of the Jews saw the crowds, they were jealous; so they slandered Paul and argued against whatever he said.

46 Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and declared, “It was necessary that we first preach The Word Of God to you Jews. But since you have rejected it and judged yourselves unworthy of eternal Life, we will offer it to the Gentiles.

47 For The Lord gave us this command when He said, ‘I have made you a light to the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.’”

48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were very glad and thanked The Lord for His message; and all who were chosen for eternal Life became believers.

49 So The Lord’s message spread throughout that region.

Acts 13:48 KJV

And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified The Word Of The Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal Life believed.

Other Versions:

Acts 13:48 BSB

When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified The Word Of The Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal Life believed.

Acts 13:48 ISV

When the gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying The Word Of The Lord. Meanwhile, all who had been destined to eternal Life believed,

Acts 13:48 WNT

The Gentiles listened with delight and extolled The Lord's Message; and all who were pre-destined to the Life of the Ages believed.

Acts 13:48 AMP

When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying [praising and giving thanks for] The Word Of The Lord; and all those who had been appointed (designated, ordained) to eternal Life [by God] believed [in Jesus as The Christ and their Savior].

Acts 13:48 CEV

This message made the Gentiles glad, and they praised what they had heard about The Lord. Everyone who had been chosen for eternal Life then put their faith in The Lord.

Acts 13:48 NOG

The people who were not Jews were pleased with what they heard and praised The Lord’s Word. Everyone who had been prepared for everlasting Life believed.

Acts 13:48 NRSV

When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and praised The Word Of The Lord; and as many as had been destined for eternal Life became believers.

Acts 13:48 WYC

And heathen men heard, and joyed, and glorified The Word Of The Lord; and believed, as many as were before-ordained to everlasting Life.

Gentiles, who were...

Appointed

Before-Ordained

Chosen

Designated

Destined

Ordained

Pre-Destined

Prepared For

...came to The Lord.

When a person just reads Acts 13:48, he could reason, God selects people to be saved or lost, but oh how wrong that kind of thinking would be!

The all important question arises, (why did God choose them?)

Albert Einstein once said, "God does not play dice with the universe." And most certainly He does not play dice with the lives of men and women!

The absolute answer to Acts 13:48 is something called “The Foreknowledge Of God.”

Our Lord said through His foreknowledge...

John 6:64,70,71 NLT

64 But some of you do not believe Me.” (For Jesus knew from the beginning which ones didn’t believe, and He knew who would betray Him.)

70 Then Jesus said, “I chose the twelve of you, but one is a devil.”

71 He was speaking of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, one of the Twelve, who would later betray Him.

John 13:1,11 KJV

1 Now before the feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour was come that He should depart out of this world unto The Father, having loved His own which were in the world, He loved them unto the end.

11 For He knew who should betray Him; therefore said He, Ye are not all clean.

John 18:4 KJV

Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon Him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?

John 19:28 KJV

After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.

What Christian, would dare to say that our all powerful God, does not have absolute and complete, foreknowledge?

Well, He does!

Romans 8:28-30 KJV

28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose.

29 For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be The Firstborn among many brethren.

30 Moreover whom He did predestinate, them He also called: and whom He called, them He also justified: and whom He justified, them He also glorified.

Romans 8:28-30 NLT

28 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them.

29 For God knew His people in advance, and He chose them to become like His Son, so that His Son would be The Firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

30 And having chosen them, He called them to come to Him. And having called them, He gave them right standing with Himself. And having given them right standing, He gave them His glory.

Ephesians 1:3-5 KJV

3 Blessed be The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

4 According as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love:

5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,

Ephesians 1:3-5 NLT

3 All praise to God, The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.

4 Even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in His eyes.

5 God decided in advance to adopt us into His own family by bringing us to Himself through Jesus Christ. This is what He wanted to do, and it gave Him great pleasure.

In the eons of time past, Almighty God, saw and knew all of us, and He knew what our choices would be in life. Nothing, but nothing, takes our God by surprise! Our God's foreknowledge is perfect and complete.

Seeing that there would be those who would love God, and turn to The Savior, He chose to ordain their lives for blessings and life!

Romans 8:29 KJV

For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate...”

Romans 8:29 NLT

For God knew His people in advance...”

Romans 8:29,30 NLT

29 He chose them to become like His Son

30 And having chosen them, He called them to come to Him. And having called them, He gave them right standing with Himself. And having given them right standing, He gave them His glory.

God's Foreknowledge:

Psalm 139:4,16 KJV

4 You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord.

16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

Psalm 145:7 KJV

Great is our Lord, and of great power: His understanding is infinite.

Isaiah 41:4 KJV

Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I The Lord, The First, and with The Last; I am He.

Isaiah 42:8,9 KJV

8 I am The Lord: that is My name: and My glory will I not give to another, neither My praise to graven images.

9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.

Isaiah 44:7,8 NLT

7 Who is like Me? Let him step forward and prove to you his power. Let him do as I have done since ancient times when I established a people and explained its future.

8 Do not tremble; do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim My purposes for you long ago? You are My witnesses—is there any other God? No! There is no other Rock—not one!”

Isaiah 46:9,10 KJV

9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like Me,

10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure:

Jeremiah 1:5 NLT (The Lord's message to Jeremiah)

“I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.”

Jeremiah 29:11 NLT

For I know the plans I have for you,” says The Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.

Daniel 2:20,28 KJV

20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are His:

28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;

John 8:58 KJV

Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

Acts 2:23 NLT

But God knew what would happen, and His prearranged plan was carried out when Jesus was betrayed. With the help of lawless Gentiles, you nailed Him to a cross and killed Him.

Acts 3:18 NLT

But God was fulfilling what all the prophets had foretold about The Messiah—that He must suffer these things.

Acts 4:27,28 NLT

27 “In fact, this has happened here in this very city! For Herod Antipas, Pontius Pilate the governor, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel were all united against Jesus, your Holy Servant, whom you anointed.

28 But everything they did was determined beforehand according to your will.

Acts 15:18 KJV

Known unto God are all His works from the beginning of the world.

Romans 11:2,33,34 KJV

2 God hath not cast away His people which He foreknew..."

33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out!

34 For who hath known the mind of The Lord? or who hath been His counselor?

Ephesians 1:3-8 NLT (Spiritual Blessings)

3 All praise to God, The Father Of Our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.

4 Even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in His eyes.

5 God decided in advance to adopt us into His own family by bringing us to Himself through Jesus Christ. This is what He wanted to do, and it gave Him great pleasure.

6 So we praise God for the glorious grace He has poured out on us who belong to His dear Son.

7 He is so rich in kindness and grace that He purchased our freedom with The Blood of His Son and forgave our sins.

8 He has showered His kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding.

I Peter 1:2 KJV

Elect according to the foreknowledge of God The Father, through sanctification of The Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of The Blood Of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.

I John 3:20 NLT

Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings, and He knows everything.

Revelation 13:8 NLT

And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in The Book Of Life that belongs to The Lamb who was slaughtered before the world was made.

God saw us, knew us, and our decisions concerning The Lamb slain before the foundations of the world.

Those who loved Him, and His precious Son, were ordained (set apart), for His blessings.

Romans 8:29 NLT

For God knew His people in advance...”

Romans 8:29,30 NLT

29 He chose them to become like His Son

30 And having chosen them, He called them to come to Him. And having called them, He gave them right standing with Himself. And having given them right standing, He gave them His glory.

His Eye Is On The Sparrow

Why should I feel discouraged, why should the shadows come,

Why should my heart be lonely, and long for heav’n and home,

When Jesus is my portion? My constant Friend is He:

His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;

His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.

Refrain:

I sing because I’m happy, I sing because I’m free,

For His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.

“Let not your heart be troubled,” His tender word I hear,

And resting on His goodness, I lose my doubts and fears;

Though by the path He leadeth, but one step I may see;

His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;

His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.

Whenever I am tempted, whenever clouds arise,

When songs give place to sighing, when hope within me dies,

I draw the closer to Him, from care He sets me free;

His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;

His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.

Author: Civilla D. Martin

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Prayer:

Dear friend, have you received The Lord Jesus as your own personal Savior?

John 1:12,13 NLT

12 But to all who believed Him and accepted Him, He gave the right to become children of God.

13 They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.

John 6:37,40,47 KJV

37 “...him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out.”

40 And this is the will of Him that sent Me, that every one which seeth The Son, and believeth on Him, may have everlasting Life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life.

II Corinthians 6:2 NLT
For God says, “At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you.” Indeed, 
the “right time” is now. Today is the day of salvation.

Respecter Of Persons - God Is No

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“What is it being said by God that he does not respect persons...?

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Acts 10:1-36 NLT (Cornelius Calls for Peter)

1 In Caesarea there lived a Roman army officer named Cornelius, who was a captain of the Italian Regiment.

2 He was a devout, God-fearing man, as was everyone in his household. He gave generously to the poor and prayed regularly to God.

3 One afternoon about three o’clock, he had a vision in which he saw an angel of God coming toward him. “Cornelius!” the angel said.

4 Cornelius stared at him in terror. “What is it, sir?” he asked the angel.

And the angel replied, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have been received by God as an offering!

5 Now send some men to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter.

6 He is staying with Simon, a tanner who lives near the seashore.”

7 As soon as the angel was gone, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier, one of his personal attendants.

8 He told them what had happened and sent them off to Joppa.

(Peter Visits Cornelius)

9 The next day as Cornelius’s messengers were nearing the town, Peter went up on the flat roof to pray. It was about noon,

10 and he was hungry. But while a meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.

11 He saw the sky open, and something like a large sheet was let down by its four corners.

12 In the sheet were all sorts of animals, reptiles, and birds.

13 Then a voice said to him, “Get up, Peter; kill and eat them.”

14 “No, Lord,” Peter declared. “I have never eaten anything that our Jewish laws have declared impure and unclean.”

15 But the voice spoke again: “Do not call something unclean if God has made it clean.”

16 The same vision was repeated three times. Then the sheet was suddenly pulled up to heaven.

17 Peter was very perplexed. What could the vision mean? Just then the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house. Standing outside the gate,

18 they asked if a man named Simon Peter was staying there.

19 Meanwhile, as Peter was puzzling over the vision, The Holy Spirit said to him, “Three men have come looking for you.

20 Get up, go downstairs, and go with them without hesitation. Don’t worry, for I have sent them.”

21 So Peter went down and said, “I’m the man you are looking for. Why have you come?”

22 They said, “We were sent by Cornelius, a Roman officer. He is a devout and God-fearing man, well respected by all the Jews. A holy angel instructed him to summon you to his house so that he can hear your message.”

23 So Peter invited the men to stay for the night. The next day he went with them, accompanied by some of the brothers from Joppa.

24 They arrived in Caesarea the following day. Cornelius was waiting for them and had called together his relatives and close friends.

25 As Peter entered his home, Cornelius fell at his feet and worshiped him.

26 But Peter pulled him up and said, “Stand up! I’m a human being just like you!”

27 So they talked together and went inside, where many others were assembled.

28 Peter told them, “You know it is against our laws for a Jewish man to enter a Gentile home like this or to associate with you. But God has shown me that I should no longer think of anyone as impure or unclean.

29 So I came without objection as soon as I was sent for. Now tell me why you sent for me.”

30 Cornelius replied, “Four days ago I was praying in my house about this same time, three o’clock in the afternoon. Suddenly, a man in dazzling clothes was standing in front of me.

31 He told me, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been noticed by God!

32 Now send messengers to Joppa, and summon a man named Simon Peter. He is staying in the home of Simon, a tanner who lives near the seashore.’

33 So I sent for you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now we are all here, waiting before God to hear the message the Lord has given you.”

(The Gentiles Hear the Good News)

34 (NLT) Then Peter replied, “I see very clearly that God shows no favoritism.

34 (KJV) Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

35 In every nation He accepts those who fear Him and do what is right.

36 This is the message of Good News for the people of Israel (and all the world) —that there is peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

34 (NLT) Then Peter replied, “I see very clearly that God shows no favoritism.

34 (KJV) Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

Our Lord said...

Luke 11:43 KJV

Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

Luke 18:9-14 NLT (Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector)

9 Then Jesus told this story to some who had great confidence in their own righteousness and scorned everyone else:

10 “Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector.

11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: ‘I thank you, God, that I am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m certainly not like that tax collector!

12 I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.’

13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’

14 I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

John 1:12,13 NLT

12 But to all who believed Him and accepted Him, He gave the right to become children of God.

13 They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.

No earthly rank or religious position, gives one person or another, a place of superiority, before God.

Our Lord looks for the humble and poor in spirit, (See the blog Poor In Spirit ).

Acts 10:35 NLT

In every nation He accepts those who fear Him and do what is right.

Romans 2:9-11 NLT

9 There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.

10 But there will be glory and honor and peace from God for all who do good—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.

11 For God does not show favoritism.

James 2:1-13 NLT (A Warning against Prejudice)

1 My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others?

2 For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in dirty clothes.

3 If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one, “You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor”—well,

4 doesn’t this discrimination show that your judgments are guided by evil motives?

5 Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom He promised to those who love Him?

6 But you dishonor the poor! Isn’t it the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?

7 Aren’t they the ones who slander Jesus Christ, whose noble name you bear?

8 Yes indeed, it is good when you obey the royal law as found in The Scriptures: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

9 But if you favor some people over others, you are committing a sin. You are guilty of breaking the law.

10 For the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as a person who has broken all of God’s laws.

11 For the same God who said, “You must not commit adultery,” also said, “You must not murder.” So if you murder someone but do not commit adultery, you have still broken the law.

12 So whatever you say or whatever you do, remember that you will be judged by the law that sets you free.

13 There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when He judges you.

There's A Wideness

There’s a wideness in God’s mercy,

Like the wideness of the sea;

There’s a kindness in His justice,

Which is more than liberty.

There is no place where earth’s sorrows

Are more felt than up in Heaven;

There is no place where earth’s failings

Have such kindly judgment given.

For the love of God is broader

Than the measure of our mind;

And the heart of The Eternal

Is most wonderfully kind.

But we make His love too narrow

By false limits of our own;

And we magnify His strictness

With a zeal He will not own.

There is plentiful redemption

In the blood that has been shed;

There is joy for all the members

In the sorrows of the Head.

There is grace enough for thousands

Of new worlds as great as this;

There is room for fresh creations

In that upper home of bliss.

If our love were but more simple,

We should take Him at His word;

And our lives would be all sunshine

In the sweetness of our Lord.

Author: Frederick W. Faber

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Prayer:

Nehemiah 9:17 KJV

"...but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness..."

Psalm 86:5 KJV

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

Psalm 130:7 KJV

"...hope in The Lord: for with The Lord there is mercy, and with Him is plenteous redemption.