Congressmen, one was the Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury, and one became Vice President of the United States. 2. But like any relationship, you have to maintain and deepen it by spending time alone with the Lord each day, reading and studying the Bible with the constant prayer, Lord, help me to know You better through Your Word! That should be your number one priority. And they marched up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them, and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. 10:12). Psalm 145:21 - "My mouth will speak in praise of the LORD. Its not enough to know about God through His Word, although that is foundational (you cant love a God you dont know). As the Lord proclaims (Isa. They were broken in pieces. God uses the plural pronoun (Gen. 1:26), Let Us make man in Our image. (See, also, Gen. 3:22; 11:7; Ps. Prophets were not chosen or elected by men, and they were not permitted to inherit the title or regard it as an official post to be filled by a man specially trained for it. The Lord, the God of their fathers, sent word to them again and again by His messengers, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place; but they continually mocked the messengers of God, despised His words and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against His people, until there was no remedy. and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation. Contact me: openbibleinfo (at) gmail.com. Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! And its rider had a pair of scales in his hand. Daniel declared, I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea. Do solid Christian homes make a difference? Deuteronomy 6:18: You shall do what is right and good in the sight of the Lord. Every aspect of lifeyour thoughts, attitudes, words, deeds, schedule, possessionsmust be lived with a view toward pleasing the Lord. Those rules arent to take our fun away; theyre to keep us safe. The prophet Jeremiah, in Jeremiah 32:30, quotes God's scathing indictment of the people of both Kingdoms: " [T]he children of Israel and the children of Judah have done only evil before Me from their youth." Because of their sins, as II Kings 17:18-20 indicates, God. Then he led away into exile all Jerusalem and all the captains and all the mighty men of valor, ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and the smiths. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. 11 There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the Lord, a wicked counsellor. Also, you must love Him with your total being. The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! But while their friends were well off financially and appeared successful, it also was apparent that they had unhappy marriages and empty lives. I am saying that when you lose your temper or do not display the fruit of the Spirit towards your family, you need to confess your sin to them and ask forgiveness. None remained except the poorest people of the land. Jesus Calls Us to Obey In Jesus Christ, we find the perfect model of obedience. "Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will bring justice to the nations. The smoke from her goes up forever and ever. And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, Amen. Help our leaders - and help us - not to be divided, but to commit to working cooperatively for the common good. This is an overflow of your own walk with God. Genesis 9.12: And God said: "This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever. Thirteen were university presidents; at least 65 were college professors. Moses preached Deuteronomy 6 to Israel as they prepared to enter the land of Canaan. And God said to him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply. So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign. And out came another horse, bright red. Isaiah 60:12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. Abraham followed God's order based on his faith that God would keep His promise to raise up a nation through Isaac. As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?. When your children are young, keep it short and use the story parts of the Bible. My Lord's gonna move this wicked race This wicked race, this wicked race My Lord's gonna move this wicked race And raise up a nation that shall obey Sister Mary wore three links of chain Three links of chain, three links of chain Sister Mary wore three links of chain And every link was in my Jesus name Nicodemus he desire to know Desire to know, desire to know Nicodemus he desire to know How . for good" ( Romans 13:3-4 ), it functions best when leaders honor and obey Him. Andrews, Inez - Raise Up a Nation - Amazon.com Music CDs & Vinyl Holiday & Wedding Christmas Have one to sell? Amos 6:14 "For behold, I am going to raise up a nation against you,O house of Israel," declares the Lord God of hosts,"And they will afflict you from the entrance of HamathTo the brook of the Arabah." Bible Amos Chapter 6 Verse 14 Amos 6:14 Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "For behold, I am going to raise up a nation against you, Publication date: Feb 27, 2023. G For the LORD God Almighty declares, "I will stir up a nation against you, Israel, that will oppress you all the way from Lebo Hamath to the valley of the Arabah." New Living Translation "O people of Israel, I am about to bring an enemy nation against you," says the LORD God of Heaven's Armies. Also Judah did not keep the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the customs which Israel had introduced. Dont respond to your kids questions by saying, Thats just what we believe, or, Because I said so! Your child needs to understand the why behind things as he grows older. O If we faced the threat of being arrested for gathering as a church, everyone here would be actively trusting in the Lord. For example, in Isaiah 48:16, Messiah says, And now the Lord God has sent Me, and His Spirit. There are three divine persons there. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 7 After the king was settled in his palace and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies around him, 2 he said to Nathan the prophet, "Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.". Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers. 3. Im not saying that you have to be perfect. The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among youfrom your fellow Israelites; you must listen to him. OpenBible.info And obedience must begin on the heart level, by judging our sinful thoughts, since all sin begins in our hearts (Mark 7:21-23). That includes all nations, all races, all cultures. 1. Father Prepare Me. We should never forget that everything the prophets predicted about the future was always intended to produce obedience in the present. But what does this teach your kids about priorities? Finally. Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things? shall eat the offerings--As the tribe of Levi had no inheritance allotted them like the other tribes but were wholly consecrated to the priestly office, their maintenance was to arise from tithes, first-fruits, and certain portions of the oblations presented on the altar . 22:41-45; Isa.6:8; 9:6; 42:1.) What are some of the idols of the peoples who surround us? The biblical prophets have much to say to us today, declaring not only what will happen but whyand how we are to receive this truth from God. And on that day a great panic from the Lord shall fall on them, so that each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of the one will be raised against the hand of the other. But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me. Its easy to drift into worshiping the god of affluence rather than managing the resources that God has entrusted to you in light of His kingdom. Blog, A And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. 1:2-3). We dont worship false gods! I have a coffee cup with a quote from John Calvin: Mans nature so to speak is a perpetual factory of idols. First John (5:21) ends with the terse warning, Little children, guard yourselves from idols. Its a danger! They will say, Where is the promise of his coming? Teach that to your kids and always be open to their questions. I Putting them on the doorposts points to the home as a setting for teaching Gods truths. 15 Bible Verses about God's Activity In The Nations For the kingdom is the Lord's And He rules over the nations. 2 Kings 15:29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria. Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. If you dont know the answer, admit it and do some research to find the answer. For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision. Amen! In America, we wrongly view success in terms of money, fame, or career success. . So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign.read more.He carried out from there all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the kings house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, just as the Lord had said. He shall judge between the nations, and shall decide disputes for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. It was raised up on one side. F They were allowed to torment them for five months, but not to kill them, and their torment was like the torment of a scorpion when it stings someone. Acts 3:22 - AMP - Moses said, ' The Lord God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your countrymen; you shall listen to Him and obey everything He tells you. 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