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2 Thessalonians 3:18
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18 The grace [charis] of our [hemon] Lord [kurios] Jesus [Iesous] Christ [Christos] be with [meta] you [humon] all. [pas] Amen. [amen] KJV-Interlinear
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. NASB
Paul concludes this second letter to the Thessalonians, with the promise of Gods grace, which is Gods favor, that is bestowed upon any and all who enter into His spiritual plan.
For it is by His grace, that any of us even have a life to live, are who we are, or have what we have.
Were it not for His favor upon us, we would be nothing, have nothing, and amount to nothing. We are all undeserving. None of us can earn nor do we deserve anything that God provides.
Formed out of the dust, God is able to bring life into the dust, fashion the dust into some of the most beautiful people, impute into the dust some of the most phenomenal talent and abilities, and yet we need to realize that it is dust and nothing more than that, which God has fashioned us from.
What can man say of his own accomplishments? And yet humanity will assume credit for that which he had no part in, in the invention or design of himself.
And by Gods grace, dust is given life, and life is given choice, and choice is given the heirship to the new universe yet to come. Why?
From nothing, to greatness beyond dreams, Gods grace made it all possible.
When I began posting this daily study on the internet many years ago, there were but a few who read the studies.
When I began posting this daily study on Facebook, just a month ago, there were very few within that group who were reading this study.
Over the years, the study has spread to over 150 countries, and now this most recent effort on Facebook has seen the study expand to over twenty groups. Some with but a few members while others have several thousand. And even though less than two percent of the readers of the entire study, originate from Facebook, it does offer a tremendous population for bringing people to Christ and to the fullness of their life.
I noticed early on that, of the many Facebook groups that are out there, most are nothing more than lists of names, with no function or purpose, other than to become a list. Certainly with no structure or goal of purpose. And that is unfortunate. Because there is a tremendous opportunity before us, given to us by God, if only we would want it bad enough. Most do not.
The opportunity is there, the studies are there, but where is the desire to dedicate ones self, to a daily commitment?
Paul has given us confirmation that Christ is one day, going to return. Most will not be ready, because they do not see the importance. Other common details of life seem to be more important that ones eternal future.
From dust to what?
God invented this universe and created it in all of its vastness, for us. That is quite a lot just so we could have an environment to live our life, in this world. The next universe is going to be far greater than this one. The resurrection bodies waiting for us are going to be far, far better than what we have now. Our whole eternal future is so vast, that even our imaginations cannot even begin to comprehend it.
And yet what commitment are you willing to make for your own future?
With each tick of the clock, Christs appearance draws closer. None of us know when He is going to call us home, or when He will suddenly appear out of nowhere.
But regardless of those certain future dates, you have the opportunity right now, to get your act together.
The objective of this study is to provide you with all of the tools necessary to advance in your spiritual life to as far as is humanly possible. And it is all courtesy of the grace of God.
As long as there are positive people, who want, really want all that they can possibly get for themselves out of life, God will provide the means for that effort. But when people slip into indifference, then those opportunities will likewise fade away.
We have already studied the details of the end of our own dispensation, which is described as the great apostasy.
And it is that spiritual gap in history, just like the two gaps before it in history, the preflood gap and the gap separating the two Testaments, that have and will bring the greatest of events that have ever occurred in history, namely the Flood of Noah, the Birth of Christ, and the Rapture yet to come.
Gods plan will advance in history regardless of what you do for yourself. It is far better for you, if you advance in Gods plan, than simply becoming meaningless historical filler, just as those useless lists of member names are, on so many Facebok groups.
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