In calling Abraham to be His servant, God chose for Himself a people to represent Him to the world. This calling and election was an act of God’s love and grace.
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In calling Abraham to be His servant, God chose for Himself a people to represent Him to the world. This calling and election was an act of God’s love and grace.
Read more at the source: Thursday: God’s Chosen People
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The other night I tried a new restaurant, and the food was horrible! It actually made me sick. So I got a to-go box and took it home so I could chew on it for several days and share it with my friends. Sound crazy? Of course it is. Thankfully my story never actually happened
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The three great monotheistic world religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, look to Abraham as their father. For Christians, this association is a spiritual relationship. When called to leave his country in Mesopotamia, Abraham was told that in him “all the families of the earth shall be blessed” ( Gen. 12:3, NKJV ; see also Gen.
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Count the stars. Imagine how Abraham felt when God told him about the number of people in his inheritance. “Count the stars,” God said. Back then, with far less to block the view from earth to sky, the sky was the setting for billions and billions of heavenly bodies. Abraham was to be a key player the drama of this world in its early days
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Welcome to the Fourth Quarter’s lesson studies for 2018. Our memory text brings us the first two hymns: Hymn 98, “Can You Count the Stars” and Hymn 72, “Creator of the Stars of Night” . The Sabbath Afternoon introduction to the weeks’ study then reminds us of the kind of faith that unites God’s people with each other and with the Lord Himself: Hymn 304, “Faith of Our Fathers” and Hymn 517, “My Faith Looks Up to Thee” . Sunday gives further instructions: Hymn 579, “Tis Love That Makes Us Happy” , along with Hymn 76, “O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go” , and Hymn 77 “O Love of God Most Full”
Read more at the source: 1: Creation and Fall – Singing with Inspiration