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GOD WILL PROVIDE HIMSELF A LAMB

The Old Testament tells the story of Abraham who was the patriarch of the Jewish nation.   God made a covenant with Abraham telling him that He would multiply his descendants like the stars of heaven and as the sand of the seashore in number.   God said also that his descendants would become a mighty nation and that in him all the nations of the earth would be blessed (Genesis 22:17).     The most profound thing that scripture says about Abraham is that he believed God, and his faith was counted for righteousness (see Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:3).  Consider how unique Abraham’s faith was for someone living where and when he did.  In Mesopotamia where he was born and raised, the people were polytheists.  They worshipped a variety of gods and goddesses who were represented by wooden, stone or metal idols.  They assigned power to each god or goddess over certain important aspects of their lives.  One governed fertility, love and beauty.  A...
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POWER TO BECOME THE SONS OF GOD

“But as many as received Him [Jesus, the Word] , to them gave He power to become the sons of God , even to them that believe on His name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” (John 1:12, 13).   To those who receive the Lord Jesus Christ, and believe on the name of the only begotten Son of God, is given the power (authority, right, and privilege) to become sons of God.   Through the new birth, we have been adopted into the family of God, and been promised an eternal inheritance in heaven.   This power does not come by natural birth.   It doesn’t matter what station in life we are born into, how much money our family has, or the strength of our physical stature.   It has nothing to do with our bloodline.   The force of our human will cannot secure this power for us no matter how hard we try.   It is altogether a gift of God’s grace.   Man is powerless to obtain it by any other means t...
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OH, SING UNTO THE LORD!

“ Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.   Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.   Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.  Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name .  For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.” (Psalm 100).   My wife, Terry, and I were both saved in 1971.  It was toward the end of the “hippie” era, and we considered ourselves part of that counter culture.  We were part of a rock and roll band along with a few of our friends and did covers of songs by many popular rock bands of the time.  We were involved with all of the experimentation and excess that went along with that culture.  We experienced much of the angst associated with the civil unrest, racial tensions, anger ...
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