Shalom,
Psalm 67:1-2:
1 GOD BE merciful and gracious to us and bless us and cause His face to shine upon us and among us -- Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! -- 2 That Your way may be known upon earth, Your saving power (Your deliverances and Your salvation) among the nations.
God's plan and purpose for having a people on the earth that He can bless, is so that the rest of the world may see our blessing and desire to know HIM! Our responsibility as ambassadors for Christ is to live our lives IN the BLESSING. This brings glory to God! Find out what belongs to you, according to the New Covenant, the Covenant of BLESSING, and find out how to appropriate it. God delights in His children prospering in every area (Psalm 35:27)! AMEN!
Hebrews 1:-3:
1 IN MANY separate revelations [each of which set forth a portion of the Truth] and in different ways God spoke of old to [our] forefathers in and by the prophets, 2 [But] in the last of these days He has spoken to us in [the person of a] Son, Whom He appointed Heir and lawful Owner of all things, also by and through Whom He created the worlds and the reaches of space and the ages of time [He made, produced, built, operated, and arranged them in order]. 3 He is the sole expression of the glory of God [the Light-being, the out-raying or radiance of the divine], and He is the perfect imprint and very image of [God's] nature, upholding and maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe by His mighty Word of power. When He had by offering Himself accomplished our cleansing of sins and riddance of guilt, He sat down at the right hand of the divine Majesty on high
The Bible is made up of 66 books by various writers, the author of all being the Holy Spirit (2 Timothy 3:16). Every book is speaking of God's plan of Salvation and our wonderful Saviour! Every Old Testament book reveals an aspect of The Plan and looks forward to His coming. The Gospels tell of His earthly ministry and His sacrificial death, burial and resurrection. The Epistles tell us how to live out this life as members of His Body and to look forward to His appearing!. Revelation tells us of His Second Coming. Are YOU interested in getting to know HIM more? It cannot be done without being born again and spending time in the Word of God and in intimate fellowship with Him. If you are interested in learning how, please visit our website at the left, or send me an email through the link. We would love to help!
Isaiah 47 tells of the destruction of Babylon. Isaiah 48 tells of the deliverance of Israel from Babylonian captivity. He had foretold these things through the prophets. Israel was continually warned by God of the things that would happen if they obeyed and the things that would happen if they did not! They were without excuse! Isaiah 48:3:
3 I have declared from the beginning the former things which happened in times past to Israel]; they went forth from My mouth and I made them known; then suddenly I did them, and they came to pass says the LORD].
God's plan has always been to bless His people (Jeremiah 29:11). Everything He says and does is to get us in position for Him to bless us! Isaiah 48:16-17:
16 Come bear to Me and listen to this: I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it happened, I was there. And now the LORD has sent His Spirit in and with me. 17 This says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am the LORD your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you in the way that you should go.
"Profit" is the Hebrew word "ya`al", which means: gain, profit, benefit, avail, to ascend, to to rise above, to excel, to be useful. God's plan is ALWAYS to cause us to be the very best that we can be! The CHOICE is ours! Make the WISE choice! Here is Hillsong singing: The First And The Last:
Shalom in Him!
