We are accepted in Christ as sonEphesians 1:5-6He hath made us accepted in the beloved; having chosen us in Christ, he likewise favours us, iswell pleased with us in Christ, to whom we are united, whose members we are, and in whom Godlooks upon us. We are hateful in ourselves as sinners but accepted in […]
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God rescues and delivers people for Himself, and He accepts His chosen!Scripture: Luke 1:67-79In Luke 1:57-79 we have the account of Zacharias and Elizabeth. Do they qualify for the categoryof people that God loves to accept? In their culture and time, not being able to conceive childrenmeant one was cursed. Everyone else had children but
He takes the lowly, transforms them and uses them to accomplish His purposes Scripture:Acts 2:25-31, 34-35Acts 2:25-30 is a prophetic word uttered first by one of those lowly individuals in the OldTestament. David was the lowest in his family. He was the youngest and received all theunappealing assignments nobody else wanted. Everyone else got a
Soft clay works well in His Masterful Hands!Scripture: 1 John 3:11 John 3:1 says, “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should becalled children of God! Therefore, the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.”Who does God choose for His Family? He prefers the broken
A heart that would say yes to God and accept her divine assignment.Scripture: Luke 1:45-56-In Luke 1:45-56, we see some very humble people. One of the most humble and lowly of all wasnamed Mary who became the mother of Jesus. She went to visit her cousin Elizabeth and out ofher own mouth said, “My soul
God did it with Peter and He will do it with us!Scripture: Matthew 16:21-23One of the leading men of the New Testament that God chose was a lowly fisherman. But hecertainly was an opinionated and strong-willed, lowly fisherman. Peter wasn\’t just your averagelowly, pliable individual, but was outspoken, strong-minded and impulsive. In Matthew 16:21-23,Jesus told
God accepts people that the church would often rather leave behind.Scripture: Acts 7:51-58, Acts 8:1-4, Acts 9:1-2-In the New Testament the closest person to a serial killer we see is Saul of Tarsus, the ApostlePaul. God decided to save him, but it is not a pleasant salvation. It is not someone choosing tosimply bow their
Scripture: Acts 5:33-39, Acts 22:1-8- Acceptance is a gift for the humble heart!In Acts 5:33-39, we run into another one of Israel’s upper crust, a leading rabbi named Gamalielwho was a teacher of the law and respected by all the people. Read verse 33-39 we see majorpersecution was about to begin against the early church.
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Scripture: John 3:1-16- Let Nothing Push you out!In John 3:1-4, we read of someone who is not on the bottom of society, “There was a man of thePharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said toHim, ‘Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from
Mercy in Action!Scripture: Matthew 27:38-44; Luke 23:39-43In Matthew 27:38-44 we are told that two robbers were crucified with Jesus. During thecrucifixion, people who passed by were blaspheming, mocking, and taunting Jesus, including thechief priest. Verses 39-44 says, “And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their headsand saying, ‘You who destroy the temple and build
