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Evidence that God is really there when we need Him.
Firefly:
Here's my evidence...
My husband and I and our 3.8 children (I was like 8 months pregnant at the time) were pulling out of my aunt and uncle's drive way. They live on a main road where people go about 50 or 55 mph or so. It is only a one lane road each way and the road in front of there driveway is a no passing zone due to curves and a bit of hill that is there. Anyway we were at the end of the drive way ready to pull out and we were going right so we did not have to cross a lane. My huband looked right and saw two or three cars (however these cars did not affect us because as I said we were going right) he then looked left and saw no cars (our lane was clear) then right one more time (still a two or three cars). Then he looks left one more time as his foot is on the gas and he is getting ready to pull out into our lane (now all this is kind of happening simutanuously in a few seconds). As he is advancing the car to the very edge of the driveway with his foot on the gas and starting to go he head makes the final turn of his head to the right and a huge suburban going about 65 mph or so it passing in a no passing zone and is driving in the lane we are about to pull into. I am telling you God stopped my husband from pushing that gas pedal. We would have pulled right into head on or at least our front right fender into that suburban. We all just sat there for a few moments really shaken. Knowing God just saved our butts!
Mrsnackes said...Another question is why have some been chosen to see God's truths and others not . We know it isn't about us or our works.
I also wonder about this too. If you read a recent email by Ray he talks about a Dr. Martin. I found this site a couple months ago.
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,4068.0.html
This gentleman feels that the scripture says it is a lottery.
I did a search to see what Ray had to say on how we are chosen or a lottery. I could not find anything. I know when I read the scriptures I still don't understand many of them, I just see the carnal words. . I just can't picture a soverign God holding some sort of spiritual lottery. Does anyone have any thoughts on this topic. I guess in the sceme of things it doesn't really matter how God chooses each of us for his purpose. It is just something I have wondered about.
Lori :)
hebrewroots98:
Hi Lori,
Could it be that HE has put the desires in our hearts from the beginning? I know that seeking truth in life and IN HIM and in HIS Word has been a mission and passion in my life since as far back as I can remember. I tend to wonder if we weren't selected to carry HIS truths b/c of the hell that we had to endure as children and b/c our innocent childhoods that were robbed from us (whereas alot of children got to live in a functional and blessed childhood.) (Just my thoughts here, wether right or not ;)
Good to hear from you, did you get Daniel's email?
rrammfcitktturjsp:
All of your stories are uplifting and quite interesting. They do parrallel <mispelled> my life almost.
I often wonder why things happen and can not understand unless I realize that this is to make us better people and stronger in our walks.
I am glad that God has blessed all of us and will continue to do so. I am thankful that he has weeded out the bad influences in our lives and will continue to do so.
Look forward to the rest of the journey with you all.
Sincerely,
Anne C. McGuire
Kat:
Hi Lori,
It is my understanding that God has predetermined before the world began that He would choose out a people to be His own, Israel is a shadow of this.
Rom 8:29 For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
v. 30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.
Eph 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
v. 4 even as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him.
v. 5 He destined us in love to be His sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of His will,
v. 6 to the praise of His glorious grace which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.
So it was God's plan to have a few chosen ones that He would specially prepare in this life, by giving those few His spirit and His truths. Then to raise them at Christ's return to rule and reign with Him. Did He have to do it this way, does Christ have to have these few helpers? Of course not, it is the way He wanted to do it.
Here is a email that Ray speaks of the elect.
http://www.forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,2059.0.html ------
Ray,
Thank you for your work.
Is there an article or book I can look at which will discuss "The Elect" found in the new testament from the universal salvation perspective??
Are "The elect" the sheep that Jesus talks about which will be seperated from the goats??
If so can someone be one of the elect(sheep) and then lose his way and then at the judgement be placed not with the sheep but with the goats??
Sorry, I don't write very well but hope the above makes a little sense.
Thank you again for your work.
Kelly
Dear Kelly:
Those whom God has foreordained to be the elect will always be the elect. The chosen elect cannot be lost. But you and I do not know exactly who is and who isn't an elect. Only God's knows those who are His, and therefore, we can never let down our guard, because we might only think that we are elect. I have seen and witnessed this with my own eyes where those who appeared to be elect, turned and now blaspheme the name of the Saviour they claimed to worship a short while back.
Sorry, don't know of any books that you can read on this subject.
God be with you,
Ray
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mercy, peace, and love
Kat
Firefly:
Hi Kat...
Thank you for your reply. I never got that Israel is shadow of His elect. Thank you. I feel as if I get little pieces of His glory each day!
:)
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