20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.
The whole business of God interacting with the human race begins with the patriarchal prophet Abraham with the promise of creating a nation out of his family, and then the prophet Moses and the burning bush experience. The giving of the law and then the first coming of Christ, culminating eventually with His second coming. We now live in the age of grace, the time frame where God is not counting man's sin against him and our access to Him is through faith in the redeemer He sent on our behalf. Through the apostles we have the New Testament wherein we find the new covenant, a new agreement between heaven and earth. Now in this age God is making His appeal to all of mankind to come and have fellowship with Him, for we are all His creation but until we agree with Him that we need a savior and accept His Christ, we are not His children. It began with the prophets then the apostles then finally Christ's work on the cross which enables us to do the work on His behalf as he makes his abode in our bodies. It is in light of this ancient ancestry and current indwelling Spirit that we understand the big picture of what God is doing today. He is inviting all who will come to receive His gift of fellowship with Himself, and along with that fellowship comes peace, purpose and an eternal posterity.
APPLICATION
To boldly walk in His presence today and be ready to speak and do on his behalf.
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One of the most effective ways to allow the Word of God to affect your life is to study it inductively. That is what this blog is all about. Typically one verse per day will be mined for insight and then followed up with how I plan to implement that insight practically. My prayer is that in some way you find this useful in your journey and that it may impact you positively. -G
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