The Inseparable Love of God (1) [ Romans 8:38-39 ] Why can nothing separate us from the love of God? 1. Because God’s love is eternal. Romans 8:29a says: “For those whom He foreknew…” The word “foreknew” refers to before eternity began —before the creation of heaven and earth . The phrase “those whom He foreknew” does not simply mean knowing about someone intellectually, but rather loving them. In other words, it refers to “those whom God loved from eternity past.” Amos 3:2a says: “You only have I known of all the families of the earth.” If “known” merely meant intellectual knowledge, that would imply that God only knew Israel and did not know the other nations—which cannot be true, because the all-knowing God lacks knowledge of nothing. Therefore, “I have known you only” means “I have loved you only.” God loved Israel among all the nations of the earth. Hosea 13:5 says: “I knew you in the wilderness , in the land of great drought.” The “wilderness” was where the Israelite...
A pastor who is after
His own heart
The
Lord sends us a pastor who is after His own heart
to
nurture us with knowledge and understanding
(Ref.:
Jeremiah 3:15).
A true servant of the Lord
must continue to faithfully proclaim God's word.
A
true servant of the Lord, like the prophet Jeremiah,
must
continue to faithfully proclaim God's word,
even
if those who oppose him repay good with evil,
plot
to kill him, dig traps, and set snares for his feet
(Ref.:
Jeremiah 18:19-20, 22, 23).
The pastor, as a servant of the Lord, must
proclaim all the words
that God has commanded without leaving anything
out.
The
pastor, as a servant of the Lord, must proclaim all the words
that
God has commanded without leaving anything out
to
all the people who come to worship in God's temple.
Perhaps
they will listen and turn from their evil ways.
If
they do, God will relent and not bring the disaster
He
planned because of their evil deeds
(Ref.:
Jeremiah 26:2-3).
However,
we hear God's words and still say in our hearts,
'What
evil have we done?'
(Ref.:
Malachi 1:6-7).
A pastor, a servant of the Lord,
must diligently preach
the word God has given him ...
A
pastor, a servant of the Lord,
must
diligently preach the word God has given him,
like
the true prophet Jeremiah,
whether
the congregation listens or not
(Ref.:
Jeremiah 25:3).
A true pastor
A
true pastor faithfully declares God's word,
even
if they become a laughingstock and are mocked by everyone all day long,
and suffer shame and insult because of the
Lord's word.
Despite
this, they continue to faithfully proclaim God's message
(Ref.:
Jeremiah 20:7-8).
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