Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ
Jeremiah 1:5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."
This must be the best verse for predestination. How can it miss? I do not have any trust in predestination, but I do know that the Lord has a calling for every one of His children. The challenge is for everyone of us to be seeking the purpose of our lives even as we live out the false goals (small letter gods) we purpose. I never imagined that I could be any kind of writer or speaker on any level as I grew up, went to college or ever at seminary. The doors of my life opened as I checked in with the Lord after one challenge or another. Do we, you and I, want to be used by Him as He has made us, or do we choose to set limits on our service. Jeremiah heard the word, spoke the word and was rejected by the leaders, offended by many he might have trusted and stood by empty as the Word God gave was ignored. Before we are born, the walk with the Lord is certainly offered not as a job, but as a way of life even occasionally in the temple.*
*Jeremiah was a member of the priesthood too! Jeremiah 1:1
For Your Prayers: The nation of Equatorial Guinea
May all of your love belong first to the Lord and then to your family!