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"AN INVITATION FOR ALL" read pages 118-121 One in a Million by Priscilla Shirer
Have you ever felt "left out"?
Read Deut. 1:1 - Moses' message to ALL.
Read John 6:35,37 - God's message to ALL.
Have you ever felt exempt from:
Seeing God's Activity ... read Matt. 5:31; John 5:17; 1 Peter3:18
Experiencing His presence...read John 14:16-17; 2 Corinth. 6:16
Hearing God's voice .....read John 8:47a; 10:27; 14:26
Experiencing God's Power or Walking by His Spirit....read Rom. 8:9-11; John 14:26
Exercising God's gifts....read 1 Corin. 12
Exhibiting God's fruit....read Gal. 5:16-18, 22-23
Receiving God's grace....read Heb. 4:16; 2 Corin. 9:8
Do a study of one of these biblical characters and consider in what ways your life might mirror theirs:
Rahab - Joshua 2
The Prodigal son - Luke 15:11-31
Read Ephesians 3:6
The Enemy's Ploy
Read John 10:10; 2 Corin. 4:3-4; Eph. 1:18
Think of an example of how Satan has blinded the mind of an unsaved person so they can't understand the grace of Christ. Who was this person and how was it obvious that the Enemy was behind their blindness?
How have you personally experienced Satan's plan to make you feel distant from and unworthy of your inheritance as a believer?
Invitation Revoked?
Some say that when God barred Moses and others from entering the Promised Lane that he retracted His promise because they didn't behave as He liked. God doesn't revoke invitations to a dynamic relationship with Himself. We must consider Israel's story in its greater context. According to the conditions of the covenant the Lord made with them, the Hebrews had to walk in continued obedience to receive benefit.
All people, from those who've never heard of God to those who have heard about Him all their lives, stand on the same ground before God They get the same offer and the same promises in Christ Jesus.
Rest For All
Read Hebrews 4:1,3
These scriptures encourage believers with a promise of REST that cleearly parallels Israel's inheritance of Canaan.
Read Deut. 12:9-11; 31; 18-20
Now and for all eternity, believers can live--not without trouble but WITHOUT ANXIETY AND FEAR.We can rest in the experiential guidance of a loving Father. You are invited to participate in active, ongoing relationship with God. No matter what you have done the invitation has not been revoked. TREASURE IT, ACCEPT IT, AND GET BUSY LIVING BY IT.
See ya soon,
Becky
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