This week we met at Zack's home and it was a treat to be welcomed by his family in such a warm and inviting environment! For dinner we had a variety of hot dishes, warm soup and bread and of course dessert that followed! After dinner together, we prepared our hearts with worship and prayers.
Sondra then gathered the kids for a special teaching time as the rest of us sat down for a discussion on this month's topic of Spiritual Birth: Adopted, or Just “Saved”? We asked the question How do people qualify with God? In Job 25:4 we read How then can a man be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure? I think hearing that scripture was difficult for us to hear. How can we of human nature who is easily swayed by sin in this fallen world come into the presence of a perfect God? We looked into Davids hopeful words in the Old Testament in 2 Samuel 22:4 which said I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies. These words showed Gods continued mercy and love for us even before Jesus opened His Kingdom to us. Before Jesus came and walked this Earth; people did not have the gift of Gods Holy Spirit to walk with but God's desire was for us to walk closer to Him as our Father in His Kingdom! Jesus stated in Matthew 11:11 I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. What that was saying was that John was a greatest man to live on this earth before Jesus but those of us now who are born again of Gods Holy Spirit will be even greater then John because of the Holy Spirit who lives within us! We are closer to God then anyone ever was in the days before Jesus saved us! That was comforting to think about but then why we wonder, is this life so hard at times? Jesus warned us that our days would be turbulent and our battles are not always of this world! but to take heart because as He said in Matthew 24:13 but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.
God's words gave us understanding and hope and it felt so good to study His book in such an intimate setting with His people who all have different gifting to use together in the body!
We completed our discussion and moved on to personal ministry and prayer time before we departed for the evening.
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