Dear Family,
Today is Wednesday, May 11, 2022, Day 4 of Week 4. This is the 25TH Day in our Count to Pentecost.
Deuteronomy 7:6 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto Himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth.
Does God’s choosing Israel to be His people and giving them “special” treatment mean that God is unfair? NEVER!
God chooses whomsoever He will. A very plain Biblical truth! There is much evidence! One very strong set of circumstances that provides evidence of God’s exercising this divine prerogative is His choosing the nation of Israel (direct descendants of Abraham through Sarah) to “be a special people unto Himself.” In spite of Israel’s waywardness and outright rebellion at times, God has blessed Israel’s descendants over and over because He promised He would.
It is becoming increasingly unpopular and politically incorrect in “spiritual” (especially pseudo Christian and New Age) discussions even to hint that God exercises such a prerogative as choosing some and not others. Yet, we need to let the Bible speak and heed what it states!
God’s “special” relationship with Israel serves His purposes. Israel’s experiences serve as precious lessons for us all. And, God’s plan of salvation (summarized through an understanding of all of His seven annual Holy Days) includes ALL of mankind. In a universal sense, God’s plan ensures that He will treat every human (past, present, and future) with great favor and “special” treatment.
God loves all of mankind and has paid out His Greatest Treasure to ensure that as many people as possible will live with Him throughout future eternity. However, for many, this concept is a great mystery. The mystery that surrounds the favor God has extended to the nation of Israel for thousands of years, and now has extended this favor to His Church, will be completed and revealed one day in our near future.
Revelation 10:7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as He hath declared to His servants the prophets.
God’s way of timing events is also His prerogative!
Ben Faulkner, Pastor
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