The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 100:1-3,
"Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture."
I can't think of a more wonderful invitation that has been extended to all peoples everywhere, to "all the earth"! It is an invitation to worship the God who has made all of us. It brings to mind Peter's words, "The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." 2 Peter 3:9.
All have been invited! All are desired and wanted by God! As Paul has written, "This [prayer] is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people." 1 Timothy 2:3-6a.
Don't fall for the impoverished theology that God only wants a few and that Jesus' payment for sins was only for a few. God's redemption of mankind extends to all! Jesus Christ's death on the cross paid for all the sins of every last person who has ever lived.
All he asks of us is to embrace him in faith! "Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God." John 1:12.
"Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture."
I can't think of a more wonderful invitation that has been extended to all peoples everywhere, to "all the earth"! It is an invitation to worship the God who has made all of us. It brings to mind Peter's words, "The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." 2 Peter 3:9.
All have been invited! All are desired and wanted by God! As Paul has written, "This [prayer] is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people." 1 Timothy 2:3-6a.
Don't fall for the impoverished theology that God only wants a few and that Jesus' payment for sins was only for a few. God's redemption of mankind extends to all! Jesus Christ's death on the cross paid for all the sins of every last person who has ever lived.
All he asks of us is to embrace him in faith! "Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God." John 1:12.
What a grand invitation! No matter who you are, what you have done, how successful or not you have been in life, the Lord wants you! He wants us all!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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