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Abba Father I lift up Basiliximab's brother to you and I ask You to convict him by the power of Your Holy Spirit and draw him towards faith in Jesus Christ. Grant it to him that he may be able to make a decision either for or against Christ that is unhindered by the flesh or demons.
If there is such a thing as Irresistible Grace, I pray that you will exhibit that towards him and irreversibly save his soul.
It has been said countless times throughout history, no matter who you are, what type of life you have lived, if you call on the Lord in faith He will forgive and forget all trespasses, take you into His family and call you His sons and daughters with all the privilege's He has freely given.
This is one of those stories!
As the Book of Joshua begins, Moses has passed away and God has placed Joshua at the helm. The first objective to entering the Promised Land is to rid the land of the idol worshipping pagans. Where they crossed the Jordan River is said to be where the Baptist baptized Jesus.
The first city to be conquered on this side of the Jordan is Jericho. Before they could take this city and destroy it God knew there was faith in the heart of a prostitute named Rahab. Her salvation would take precedence over all that was about to happen.
It has also been said that Rahab's house in the city was a type of Inn, a bed and breakfast so to speak for the strangers passing through. God would tell Joshua to send two spies out to spy the land and they came to the Inn in the city, Rahab's house.
All the city of Jericho had heard what happened in Egypt, that their God had delivered them and how they had conquered all that stood in their path, and now they were camped across the river from Jericho.
When Rahab knew who they were she hid them from the King of Jericho and in return she begged for her life and her family. She told them that they all had heard of them "and their hearts did melt" knowing what God had done for them. That their God was the God of heaven and earth!
She made them promise that they would keep her and her family alive. In return the spies told her when they came to take the city, take this "scarlet thread" and tie it to the window and we will not harm anyone in this house.
The "scarlet thread" was her salvation from sure destruction in that it represented the "Blood of Christ" evidenced by her faith in mercy!
She would go on to marry a Jew named Salmon, and she is recorded in the lineage of Christ!
"The love that passes all understanding" can be yours by the mercy of God in faith, if you want it to be so! He has never turned one away and it is for sure He will not turn you away!
You mean “the love that surpasses all understanding.”...
You mean “the love that surpasses all understanding.”...
That would have been a better way to state it.
I'm not as creative as you, Richard.
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