This has been sounding off in my head this morning, so I am here.
I am more than,way more than okaywith there being only one right answer. That means I am either right orI can change my mind and get right.
How often have we heard there is no wrong answer? It’s generally an opener to a proposed discussion wherein it is perceived there will be differences of opinion and the originator does not want anyone to feel uncomfortable.
No wrong answers. And when the question is – what’s your favorite color? There are surely no wrong answers.
Can opinions be right or wrong? What is an opinion? Perhaps you will visit this LINK and get a different opinion of opinions.
Are we a society that has decided opinions are facts?
Back to this: Are not some One Answers the only Right answer?
Does GOD care about the Nation called America? Does He care if human liberty reigns here?
Did GOD ever care for America? I can only believe He not only cared He gave favor and blessings to establish this Republic. I am confident Letters, Documents, Books, Sermons and etc. clearly indicate GOD’s purpose in establishing America. Inasmuch as He began us has He now abandoned us?
Is it of no concern to GOD if murder, corruption, greed, lies, hypocrisy, fraud, robbery, and all manner of evil be unchecked among us? Can you imagine that GOD has turned a deaf ear to His very own children who are crying out to Him day and night to have mercy and bring justice and repentance to America? Did GOD give kings to Israel, but He has no interest in Presidents in America?
In your own relationship with GOD, did He not come to meet you right where you were? Did He say to you, you got yourself in this mess, now get yourself out? So, why would He make that stand with this Nation He birthed?
There was a time whenMatthew 28:19-20was obeyed by Christian Americans more than any other people groups the world over. Do we really think GOD has forgotten that?
Citizens of Israel supported or opposed kings as the Prophets spoke. Would GOD condemn us for doing the same?
Hebrews 13:8 (NKJV) 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.source
James 1:17 (NLT)17 Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.source
Matthew 28:19-20 (NKJV)19 Gotherefore andmake disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I amwith you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.source
Yeshua told a parable or two in His three and half year preaching ministry. In one of those parables, He told a story that would tend to make one think that there is stuff that GOD does not know. But wait. Doesn’t He know everything? How can He know everything and not know everything? Easy. HE is GOD.
I understand it this way, for now. I am confident I will understand it fully when I see HIM in Eternity.
Beginning in verse 24, Yeshua tells a parable to answer a question one of the many who followed Him from place to place asked, “Lord, are there few who are saved?” We ask the same question today. He replied, (pardon my paraphrase) a Master of the house got up and shut the door. This reminds me of a Galilean Wedding; where the Groom finally comes for the Bride and they go into the House for the Marriage Supper, and the Door is closed. Only the Attendants on the premises at the time the Door is shut go into the House for the Marriage Super. Those who come after are denied access. There is a movie that explains this amazingly well.
25 When once the Master of the house has risen up andshut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying,‘Lord, Lord, open for us,’ and He will answer and say to you,‘I do not know you, where you are from,’source
What does Jesus mean, I do not know you, where you are from?
I understand it this way. Marriage is a covenant. We think of it today as a contract which is sad indeed. GOD is interested in covenants. A covenant is about Relationship. A contract is about performance. As long as you perform well, I’ll abide in Contract. See what I mean?
And the question was Lord, are there few who are saved? What a question! I think yes. Yes in comparison to the whole, few are saved. Why? Because few accepted (and few continue today to accept) the INVITATION to come to the Wedding.
But how can GOD know and not know? Easy I think. Those in the Master’s House are known because they are in the House; they are in COVENANT with GOD. He knows them IN COVENANT. I know a few people but I only know JT in the marriage covenant.
So does Jesus know you in Covenant or as one of the many who keeps saying, no thank You?
We are glad you are here; stay a while, look around, and be encouraged. We estimate there to be over 3,000 posts here at The White Stone Blog. Please know my hope is ALWAYS to help and NEVER harm. I have voiced many opinions and thoughts here since 2007 and by now I MAY NOT EVEN AGREE with all of them and some of my grammar and punctuation likely needs editing. But this is changeless: JESUS is our ONLY Savior and Hope. Do you KNOW Him?
