Post by Les Brewer on Jun 16, 2012 15:06:37 GMT
"THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!" by Pastor Robert Oliver
Romans 8:29 says~ “For WHOM HE Did FOREKNOW, HE Also Did PREDESTINATE, to Be 'CONFORMED' to THE IMAGE OF HIS SON, That 'HE' Might BE the FIRSTBORN Among 'MANY' BRETHREN!”
Glory to GOD Beloved Believers, I ask You to 'Hear' the Beloved Apostle Paul today! In This Most 'Incredible' Text, Paul, "by" GOD’S HOLY SPIRIT, 'Reveals' Our Heavenly FATHER’S Intended 'Purpose' In Saving Us! I’d Like to Point out “6” Divine 'Facts' from our Verse today that Should Greatly 'Encourage' Us Saints:
First, Notice “WHO” Paul Speaks of here: He writes~ “For WHOM HE Did FOREKNOW!” Listen now, in verse 28 Paul said that “ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD TO 'THEM' THAT LOVE GOD!” He 'Then' Goes on to Say that GOD Has a “PURPOSE” for the 'Events' that Transpire in the Life of 'Every' True Believer! And Here, in verse 29, He 'Points out' the Fact that GOD “FORE-KNEW” All 'Those' Individuals Who Would Come to "LOVE HIM!" Now, He Did 'NOT' Say that GOD "MADE" Them to LOVE HIM, but that HE "KNEW" that They "WOULD!!!" Beloved This is Called “FOREKNOWLEDGE” and "ONLY GOD HAS IT!" Listen, I Peter 1:2 says~ “ELECT, According to THE 'FOREKNOWLEDGE' OF GOD!” Now, It is Critically 'Important' for Us to Rightly "Understand" What Foreknowledge Actually 'Is' When speaking of GOD! The 'Greek' Word here is “PROGINOSKO!” It’s Where we Get our English Word “Prognosis!” And It Literally Means “TO KNOW BEFOREHAND!!!” Now Listen Carefully, the Word Does 'NOT' MEAN to “CAUSE” to OCCUR, but Simply to “KNOW” What "WILL OCCUR!" So, It Means that GOD “KNEW” Beforehand, “WHO” Would 'ACCEPT HIS SON' and "WHO" Would 'REJECT HIS SON', and "NOT" That GOD Would “FORCE” Them to Do it!!!
But Secondly, Notice “WHAT” GOD Did For 'THOSE' HE FOREKNEW: Paul says~ “For WHOM HE Did FOREKNOW, HE ALSO 'DID' PREDESTINATE!” Oh Glory to GOD, I 'Love' this! He says that 'Because' GOD Foreknew that YOU Would 'Accept' HIS SON JESUS CHRIST, Therefore, HE DID “PREDESTINATE” YOU!!! The 'Greek' Word is “PROORIZO!” The Word Means “TO PREDETERMINE!!!” Listen, Ephesians 1:5 says~ “HAVING 'PREDESTINATED' US UNTO THE 'ADOPTION' OF CHILDREN BY JESUS CHRIST TO HIMSELF!” Did You 'Hear' That Church? Listen Carefully, GOD, at Some Time in Eternity Past, “PREDETERMINED” that 'YOU' Would Be “ADOPTED” By HIM, 'Through' HIS SON JESUS CHRIST, at a Specific "MOMENT IN TIME!!!" Now, Let Me Ask You a Question: DID GOD “MAKE” YOU “ACCEPT” HIS SON??? Answer: Absolutely "NOT!" It was by an 'Act' of YOUR OWN "FREEWILL" That YOU “CHOSE” to Accept JESUS CHRIST, Without 'ANYONE' Twisting Your Arm Behind Your Back Until You Cried Uncle! Listen to me, 'ONLY' GOD Can “PREDESTINATE” Because 'ONLY' GOD “KNOWS” What YOU 'WILL' CHOOSE “BEFORE” YOU "CHOOSE!!!"
Ok But Thirdly, Notice the “PURPOSE” of our Predestination: He says~ “FOR WHOM HE DID FOREKNOW, HE 'Also' Did Predestinate TO 'BE' CONFORMED!” Wow! Did You 'Hear' That? Paul Said that 'GOD' Is In the Business of “CONFORMING” US!!! The 'Greek' Word is “SUMMORPHOS!” It Means To Be “FASHIONED 'LIKE' UNTO!” Did You 'Catch' That? He said that 'GOD' Is Busily “Forming & Fashioning” Us “Like Unto” Something, or "Someone!" It’s Just Like the 'Potter' & the Clay, “Forming” and “Shaping” it Into the 'Likeness' Which the Potter "CHOOSES!!!"
But Fourthly, Notice “WHAT” We Are Being Conformed To: Paul says~ “FOR WHOM HE DID FOREKNOW, HE ALSO DID PREDESTINATE, TO BE CONFORMED 'TO' THE IMAGE 'OF' HIS SON!” What? 'What' Did the Apostle Just Say? That’s Right Beloved, Right Now, GOD is “CONFORMING” Us Into the Very 'Image' of "HIS SON JESUS CHRIST!" Do You 'Realize' What This Means Dear One? Listen, It 'Means' that GOD OUR FATHER “DESIRES” that 'WE' Would “RESEMBLE” HIS SON 'JESUS' in "EVERY WAY!!!" Listen, II Corinthians 3:18 says~ “BUT WE ALL, WITH OPEN FACE, BEHOLDING AS IN A 'GLASS' THE GLORY OF THE LORD, ARE CHANGED 'INTO' THE SAME 'IMAGE', FROM GLORY TO GLORY, EVEN AS 'BY' THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD!!!”
But Fifthly, Notice the “PREEMINENCE” of HIS SON: Paul says~ “FOR WHOM HE DID FOREKNOW, HE ALSO DID PREDESTINATE, TO BE CONFORMED TO THE IMAGE OF HIS SON, THAT 'HE' MIGHT 'BE' THE FIRSTBORN!” Listen Saints, In SCRIPTURE, the FIRSTBORN “Always” Has 'All' the Rights & Privileges Bestowed "FROM THE FATHER!" And "JESUS CHRIST" Is Considered THE 'FIRSTBORN' or "PREEMINENT ONE" IN ETERNITY!!!
But Sixthly, Finally, Notice Our Noble “TITLE!” Paul says~ “FOR WHOM HE DID FOREKNOW, HE ALSO DID PREDESTINATE, TO BE CONFORMED TO THE IMAGE OF HIS SON, THAT HE MIGHT BE THE FIRSTBORN AMONG 'MANY' BRETHREN!” What??? Did You Just 'Hear' What Paul Called “US?” Beloved Listen Now, You & I Are Called the “BRETHREN” OF JESUS CHRIST!!! HE’S OUR "BIG BROTHER!" Listen, Hebrews 3:1 says~ “Wherefore, HOLY 'BRETHREN', PARTAKERS OF THE 'HEAVENLY' CALLING!” Oh "Hallelu-Yah" Beloved, 'WE' Are So Intimately 'Connected' in DIVINE "UNION" To JESUS CHRIST, that GOD OUR FATHER “CALLS” US HIS “BRETHREN!” Listen, Hebrews 2:14 says~ “Forasmuch then as the 'Children' are Partakers of Flesh and Blood, HE ALSO 'HIMSELF' LIKEWISE TOOK PART OF THE 'SAME'…..verse 11 says~ FOR WHICH 'CAUSE' HE IS NOT ASHAMED TO 'CALL' THEM BRETHREN!” Oh How 'Precious' it is to 'Know' that JESUS CHRIST IS OUR “BOAZ!” HE’S OUR 'KINSMAN' REDEEMER, OUR 'GLORIOUS' HEAD & "KING!!!" So My 'Word' to You today Believer: "ALLOW HIM TO 'CONFORM' YOU TO HIS GLORIOUS 'IMAGE', THAT HE MAY BE 'GLORIFIED' ALL THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES!!!" Blessings to All, and Shalom...
Romans 8:29 says~ “For WHOM HE Did FOREKNOW, HE Also Did PREDESTINATE, to Be 'CONFORMED' to THE IMAGE OF HIS SON, That 'HE' Might BE the FIRSTBORN Among 'MANY' BRETHREN!”
Glory to GOD Beloved Believers, I ask You to 'Hear' the Beloved Apostle Paul today! In This Most 'Incredible' Text, Paul, "by" GOD’S HOLY SPIRIT, 'Reveals' Our Heavenly FATHER’S Intended 'Purpose' In Saving Us! I’d Like to Point out “6” Divine 'Facts' from our Verse today that Should Greatly 'Encourage' Us Saints:
First, Notice “WHO” Paul Speaks of here: He writes~ “For WHOM HE Did FOREKNOW!” Listen now, in verse 28 Paul said that “ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD TO 'THEM' THAT LOVE GOD!” He 'Then' Goes on to Say that GOD Has a “PURPOSE” for the 'Events' that Transpire in the Life of 'Every' True Believer! And Here, in verse 29, He 'Points out' the Fact that GOD “FORE-KNEW” All 'Those' Individuals Who Would Come to "LOVE HIM!" Now, He Did 'NOT' Say that GOD "MADE" Them to LOVE HIM, but that HE "KNEW" that They "WOULD!!!" Beloved This is Called “FOREKNOWLEDGE” and "ONLY GOD HAS IT!" Listen, I Peter 1:2 says~ “ELECT, According to THE 'FOREKNOWLEDGE' OF GOD!” Now, It is Critically 'Important' for Us to Rightly "Understand" What Foreknowledge Actually 'Is' When speaking of GOD! The 'Greek' Word here is “PROGINOSKO!” It’s Where we Get our English Word “Prognosis!” And It Literally Means “TO KNOW BEFOREHAND!!!” Now Listen Carefully, the Word Does 'NOT' MEAN to “CAUSE” to OCCUR, but Simply to “KNOW” What "WILL OCCUR!" So, It Means that GOD “KNEW” Beforehand, “WHO” Would 'ACCEPT HIS SON' and "WHO" Would 'REJECT HIS SON', and "NOT" That GOD Would “FORCE” Them to Do it!!!
But Secondly, Notice “WHAT” GOD Did For 'THOSE' HE FOREKNEW: Paul says~ “For WHOM HE Did FOREKNOW, HE ALSO 'DID' PREDESTINATE!” Oh Glory to GOD, I 'Love' this! He says that 'Because' GOD Foreknew that YOU Would 'Accept' HIS SON JESUS CHRIST, Therefore, HE DID “PREDESTINATE” YOU!!! The 'Greek' Word is “PROORIZO!” The Word Means “TO PREDETERMINE!!!” Listen, Ephesians 1:5 says~ “HAVING 'PREDESTINATED' US UNTO THE 'ADOPTION' OF CHILDREN BY JESUS CHRIST TO HIMSELF!” Did You 'Hear' That Church? Listen Carefully, GOD, at Some Time in Eternity Past, “PREDETERMINED” that 'YOU' Would Be “ADOPTED” By HIM, 'Through' HIS SON JESUS CHRIST, at a Specific "MOMENT IN TIME!!!" Now, Let Me Ask You a Question: DID GOD “MAKE” YOU “ACCEPT” HIS SON??? Answer: Absolutely "NOT!" It was by an 'Act' of YOUR OWN "FREEWILL" That YOU “CHOSE” to Accept JESUS CHRIST, Without 'ANYONE' Twisting Your Arm Behind Your Back Until You Cried Uncle! Listen to me, 'ONLY' GOD Can “PREDESTINATE” Because 'ONLY' GOD “KNOWS” What YOU 'WILL' CHOOSE “BEFORE” YOU "CHOOSE!!!"
Ok But Thirdly, Notice the “PURPOSE” of our Predestination: He says~ “FOR WHOM HE DID FOREKNOW, HE 'Also' Did Predestinate TO 'BE' CONFORMED!” Wow! Did You 'Hear' That? Paul Said that 'GOD' Is In the Business of “CONFORMING” US!!! The 'Greek' Word is “SUMMORPHOS!” It Means To Be “FASHIONED 'LIKE' UNTO!” Did You 'Catch' That? He said that 'GOD' Is Busily “Forming & Fashioning” Us “Like Unto” Something, or "Someone!" It’s Just Like the 'Potter' & the Clay, “Forming” and “Shaping” it Into the 'Likeness' Which the Potter "CHOOSES!!!"
But Fourthly, Notice “WHAT” We Are Being Conformed To: Paul says~ “FOR WHOM HE DID FOREKNOW, HE ALSO DID PREDESTINATE, TO BE CONFORMED 'TO' THE IMAGE 'OF' HIS SON!” What? 'What' Did the Apostle Just Say? That’s Right Beloved, Right Now, GOD is “CONFORMING” Us Into the Very 'Image' of "HIS SON JESUS CHRIST!" Do You 'Realize' What This Means Dear One? Listen, It 'Means' that GOD OUR FATHER “DESIRES” that 'WE' Would “RESEMBLE” HIS SON 'JESUS' in "EVERY WAY!!!" Listen, II Corinthians 3:18 says~ “BUT WE ALL, WITH OPEN FACE, BEHOLDING AS IN A 'GLASS' THE GLORY OF THE LORD, ARE CHANGED 'INTO' THE SAME 'IMAGE', FROM GLORY TO GLORY, EVEN AS 'BY' THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD!!!”
But Fifthly, Notice the “PREEMINENCE” of HIS SON: Paul says~ “FOR WHOM HE DID FOREKNOW, HE ALSO DID PREDESTINATE, TO BE CONFORMED TO THE IMAGE OF HIS SON, THAT 'HE' MIGHT 'BE' THE FIRSTBORN!” Listen Saints, In SCRIPTURE, the FIRSTBORN “Always” Has 'All' the Rights & Privileges Bestowed "FROM THE FATHER!" And "JESUS CHRIST" Is Considered THE 'FIRSTBORN' or "PREEMINENT ONE" IN ETERNITY!!!
But Sixthly, Finally, Notice Our Noble “TITLE!” Paul says~ “FOR WHOM HE DID FOREKNOW, HE ALSO DID PREDESTINATE, TO BE CONFORMED TO THE IMAGE OF HIS SON, THAT HE MIGHT BE THE FIRSTBORN AMONG 'MANY' BRETHREN!” What??? Did You Just 'Hear' What Paul Called “US?” Beloved Listen Now, You & I Are Called the “BRETHREN” OF JESUS CHRIST!!! HE’S OUR "BIG BROTHER!" Listen, Hebrews 3:1 says~ “Wherefore, HOLY 'BRETHREN', PARTAKERS OF THE 'HEAVENLY' CALLING!” Oh "Hallelu-Yah" Beloved, 'WE' Are So Intimately 'Connected' in DIVINE "UNION" To JESUS CHRIST, that GOD OUR FATHER “CALLS” US HIS “BRETHREN!” Listen, Hebrews 2:14 says~ “Forasmuch then as the 'Children' are Partakers of Flesh and Blood, HE ALSO 'HIMSELF' LIKEWISE TOOK PART OF THE 'SAME'…..verse 11 says~ FOR WHICH 'CAUSE' HE IS NOT ASHAMED TO 'CALL' THEM BRETHREN!” Oh How 'Precious' it is to 'Know' that JESUS CHRIST IS OUR “BOAZ!” HE’S OUR 'KINSMAN' REDEEMER, OUR 'GLORIOUS' HEAD & "KING!!!" So My 'Word' to You today Believer: "ALLOW HIM TO 'CONFORM' YOU TO HIS GLORIOUS 'IMAGE', THAT HE MAY BE 'GLORIFIED' ALL THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES!!!" Blessings to All, and Shalom...
