Jesus made a CHOICE. Jesus CHOSE Saul of Tarsus to teach ALL the people living on the earth about God.
There are so many that study the Word of God today … they study the OT, some focus on the NT … there are those that look to the book of Revelation, but all of these people seem to look past Acts 9:15.
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
This is Jesus, the Crucified, Resurrected and Ascended Jesus Christ speaking to Ananias. If you study, using a RED-LETTER Bible, Acts 9:15 is written in red ink.
Here is a description of a RED-LETTER Bible found on google.com:
A RED-LETTER Bible is a version of the Holy Bible where the words spoken by Jesus Christ are printed in red ink, while the rest of the text remains in black, making it easy to identify His direct teachings and dialogue, a feature introduced by Louis Klopsch in 1899 to highlight the importance of His words for readers. This formatting helps readers focus on Christ’s teachings and can include His words in the Gospels and sometimes even Prophetic Old Testament (OT) references or words spoken by the risen Christ. [1]
After the assassination of Charlie Kirk (10/10/25), there were hundreds of thousands of individuals buying Bibles for the very first time. These people attended church services, also for the first time, seeking to have a relationship with God.
Me, being an outsider looking in, none of these first timers were ever going to find a relationship with God by going to a man-made religion and sitting in their man-made religious building.
In all honesty, God was right there, probably in their own hands, on the pages of that newly purchased Bible that almost all of these people had just recently purchased.
All they really had to do was just open up their Bibles and begin reading about God for their relationship with Him to flourish. I am including, at the end of this lesson, a Bible reading plan that I’d like to suggest to you.
Over the years, I’ve taught of words that have been specifically written for us today in the 21st century, but right now I want to focus on two (2) very important verses: 2Timothy 3:16 and 2Timothy 2:15.
2Timothy 3:16’…All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness…’ AKJV
Notice the verse begins with the words: ALL SCRIPTURE … everything that is found inside the Word, from cover-to-cover, has been given to us for our knowledge, for us to learn from. But NOTICE, the word ‘FOLLOW’ is not used in that verse. There is nothing that is even similar to the meaning of the word ‘FOLLOW’ used either.
And then there is the second verse:
2Timothy 2:15 ‘…Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth…’ AKJV
There are two (2), very important words used in this verse: RIGHTLY DIVIDING.
Through our study of His Word, we are to learn what has been meant for us and what has been meant for earlier generations.
We gain that knowledge through our study of His Word.
I didn’t stutter, we are not told we learn from our knowledge from our interpretations of His Word, but instead we are to be knowledgeable enough to know how to RIGHTLY DIVIDE HIS WORD OF TRUTH.
Millions have drifted away from the teachings that are found in God’s Word.
People are obeying commandments that have NEVER been meant for us, there are those that re-live Jesus’ earthly ministry when He walked this earth, but we are NEVER shown that we are to follow earlier generations, either.
There are man-made religions that year after year, they worship from the birth of Jesus in the stable, up through His resurrection, only to return right back to the stable to start all over again, year after year after year.
That is not RIGHTLY DIVIDING His Word … that is settling for what they want to believe in as being important.
From the Bible, that is the equivalence of the Tower at Babel, people wanting to do what they could so they could show God how much they love and want Him.
FOLLOW HIS WORD AND STAY IN STEP WITH WHAT HE WANTS US TO KNOW.
There are religions today that will not open and read the books written by Paul because his words are so much different than Jesus’ teachings while He walked this earth. When Jesus walked this earth He was here for ONLY the Jewish individual … don’t believe me?
Matthew 15:24 ‘…But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel…’ AKJV
Jesus instructed His disciples not to go into the Gentiles or the Samaritans but ONLY go to the Jews … don’t believe me?
Matthew 10
vs5 ‘…These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not…’
vs6 ‘…but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel…’ AKJV
This ‘house of Israel’ is the Jewish nation.
Man-made religions today, only follow the words they want to follow, they’re not interested in the words that came from Jesus’ mouth or the words found in the Word of God.
There is also a denomination, that puts their future in the hands of a man titled the pope. Nothing is found in the Word to verify such an act … once again ‘mankind’ is trying to reach out for God instead of accepting God and accepting Him as He is reaching out for us.
We should, every one of us, want to FOLLOW in Jesus footsteps. When Jesus CHOSE His disciples and He asked each one of them to FOLLOW ME, each and every one of us should desire to do the same so we could find and keep up with Him.
There is another lesson for us in 2Timothy that tells us how mankind is going to move away from the Scripture that God has given us.
I refer many times to it as ‘tickling of the ears.’
2Timothy 4
vs3 ‘…For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears…’
vs4 ‘…and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables…’ AKJV
The Word of God has been given to us to help us make it through this life we are living in here on this earth in the 21st century … all we have to do is open its pages and read His Word for ourselves.
I am going to change the way I have been trying to spread the Good News that God has given to us.
I am going to move away from posting on fb and all of the blogs I have set up online.
I have, over the years, had several occasions when my lessons have been confronted by individuals that don’t have any concern with building up a relationship with Jesus Christ.
And in all honesty, that is their right.
But it is also in my right to spread the words that God has given me to spread throughout this world for those that desire to find that relationship that God so desires from each one of us.
So, I am going to be still posting my lessons online, but on a much smaller scale. At the end of this lesson, I am including the sites that my future lessons can be found.
God is looking for a relationship with you alone … God wants YOU.
By us searching for Him, in any other place other than what He has given to us, essentially would be futile.
You are more than welcome to join with me in my pursuit to find and FOLLOW in His footsteps.
I love ALL of y’all, follow along with me as we keep our eyes on Him.
I am InHIM.><)))o>
[1]https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+a+red+letter+bible
Here is a reading plan I’d like to suggest for the one searching to find God in the 21st century:
Day 1 – Galatians 1-6, 1Thessalonians 1-5
Day 2 – 2Thessalonians 1-3, 1Corinthians 1-8
Day 3 – 1Corinthians 9-16
Day 4 – 2Corinthians 1-13
Day 5 – Romans 1-10
Day 6 – Romans 11-16, Philippians 1-4
Day 7 – Colossians 1-4, Ephesians 1-6
Day 8 – Philemon 1, 1 Timothy 1-6, Titus 1-3, 2Timothy 1-4
Day 9 – Acts 1-7
Day 10 – Acts 8-13
Day 11 – Acts 14-20
Day 12 – Acts 21-28
The entire Bible, ALL SCRIPTURE has been given to us by God (2TIM3:16), but NOT ALL Scripture has been meant for us ALL to follow … we are told we MUST know how to RIGHTLY DIVIDE the truth of God (2TIM2:15).
Beginning in ’26, my lessons are going to be posted on:
whosoeverinhim.weebly.com
lrabbe.wordpress.com