Thursday 050825
Acts 9:5 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV
Ephesians 2:8 ‘…For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…’ AKJV
Romans 10:9 ‘…that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved…’ AKJV
Jesus, there are so many people waiting to see WHITE smoke instead of black, but in reality they are blind from visually seeing what You have had written for generations for us all to see. Open their eyes Jesus, un-harden their hearts so they could HEAR the Message You have given to us, so many years ago. I love You Jesus. Amen.
The Bible verses we’re going to use this morning are:
Acts 1:4, :6, :9, :8, :13-14; Matthew 19:28; Luke 22:30; Acts 1:15, :26, 9:15, 13:9.
Throughout the Word of God, we are told that God CHOSE the prophets and that He CHOSE the kings.
He CHOSE His Chosen people, the Israelites, (the Jewish nation).
Jesus Himself, He CHOSE the twelve, original disciples, making them His apostles.
God CHOSE and mankind has followed.
While Jesus was still on this earth with them, after His resurrection and Ascension up into heaven, once again Jesus CHOSE.
Acts 1:4 ‘…and, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me…’ AKJV
He wanted them to wait in Jerusalem for their HELPER.
But their minds wandered … and they asked instead, but when?
Acts 1:6 ‘…When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel…’ AKJV
It is in this 1st chapter in the book of Acts when Jesus leaves us human beings, when God is no longer physically, going to be among us, until the very END.
Acts 1:9 ‘…And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight…’ AKJV
Mankind now began to once again start thinking for themselves.
WWJD
What Would Jesus Do?
However, these men, they simply forgot what Jesus had just told them before He left this earth.
Acts 1:8 ‘…But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth…’ AKJV
Dazed and confused and now without a Leader among them, these men locked themselves in a room and prayed for assistance.
Acts 1
vs13 ‘…And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphæus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James…’
vs14 ‘…These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren…’ AKJV
While in this upper room, thinking, they were alone, and Peter remembered Jesus speaking to them, it is recorded in two (2) of the synoptic gospels.
Matthew 19:28 ‘…And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel…’ AKJV
Luke 22:30 ‘…that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel…’ AKJV
Immediately, Peter realized there were now only eleven (11) remaining apostles since Judas hung himself.
Acts 1:15 ‘… And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)…’ AKJV
The catholic religion is about to rename a new pope for itself, to lead them and their religion to their god.
This is so similar how the original, remaining apostles chose a replacement for Judas.
Acts 1:26 ‘…And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles…’ AKJV
Up to this point throughout the Word of God, GOD CHOSE.
And so, it has been for nearly 2000 years that mankind has decided to choose for themselves how they were going to get closer to their god.
Many people have written their own words to read from during the service to their god.
They’ve determined their own language they would celebrate this service in.
And in all this time, they have forgotten to listen to GOD’S FINAL CHOICE.
Acts 9:15 ‘…But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a CHOSEN vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ AKJV
Jesus CHOSE Saul to teach this entire world what He wanted for the people of this world to know about Him.
And so many are going to miss out on what God wants for us.
It’s so easy, it’s written in His Word, all we have to do is open our Bibles and read the Word He has given us.
Jesus died on the cross for us so we could be saved from an Eternal Life of torment and destruction.
The Word tells us all we have to do is BELIEVE.
We have been given the opportunity to attain Everlasting Life in the presence of Jesus, but we have got to FOLLOW Jesus’ lead and forget about what we think is the right way.
When Jesus died on the cross, three (3) days later He resurrected back to LIFE, to show us His promise of LIFE was actually possible.
IT IS POSSIBLE!!!
Move forward from Jesus’ resurrection. Continue in the words He has given us, don’t return back into His earthly ministry.
Jesus, the resurrected and ASCENDED Jesus returned to this earth to CHOOSE Saul of Tarsus to teach us what He wants for us to know.
Here is a verse taken from the Amplified version of the Bible and I have also included a footnote from this version of the Bible.
Acts 13:9 ‘…But [a]Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit and led by Him, looked steadily at Elymas…’ AMP (Amplified Bible)
[a] Saul was the apostle Paul’s Jewish (Hebrew) name. As his ministry to Gentiles began he became known by his Roman (Latin) name, Paul.
The Apostle Paul wrote thirteen epistles to teach us the words that God wants us to know, ALL of us, the entire world … ‘…the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel…’ (Acts 9:15 AKJV).
STOP relying on your own choice, or the choice of your pastor, priest, church or its denomination.
Put your FAITH and CHOOSE the Word of God.
CHOOSE who God has CHOSE for us.
BELIEVE IN HIM.
I will be back on Wednesday.
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Jesus, It is because of You that we are even here today, wherever we are sitting, it has all been because of You. Bless us Jesus and strengthen ALL of this world that they would want and desire to find out more about what You have told us years and years and many years ago. We love You Jesus. Amen.
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