| Isa. 65:1
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"I was sought by those who did not
ask for Me;
I was found by those who did not seek
Me.
I said, 'Here I am, here I am,'
To a nation that was not called by My
name." |
| Eph. 1:3-6 |
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has *made us accepted in the Beloved (Lit. bestowed grace (favor) upon us)." |
| Eph. 3:1-7 |
"For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles - if indeed you have heard of the *dispensation (stewardship) of the grace of God which was given to me for you, how that by revelation He made known to me the mystery ... which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets: that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs, of the same body, and partakers of His promise in Christ through the gospel, of which I became a minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effective working of His power."
 Note: These passages confirm believing Gentiles are in the family of God. |
| 1 Pet. 2:1-10 |
"Therefore, laying aside all malice, all guile, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious. Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual ouse, a holy priesthood, to offfer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture,
'Behold, I lay in Zion
A chief cornerstone, elect, precious,
And he who believes on Him will by no
means be put to shame.' (Isa. 28:16)
Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient,
'The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone,' (Psa. 118:22)
and
'A stone of stumbling
And a rock of offense.' (Isa. 8:14)
They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed. But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, whohad not obtaines mercy but now have obtained mercy."
Note: It's time to share a dream I had on June 8th, 2013 at 4:38 am: |
| Dream |
"I'm sitting on a bench in some sort of stadium with people around me and I'm sketching pictures of Jesus on hand sized stones and putting them down behind me - a man to my right - I was sketching one with a tree in the background behind Him. Then out on the field I saw Jesus return from the heavens wearing a white garment with a purple sash on it. He was walking along the grass and people were following Him - He was healing them - I said, 'Look! Jesus has come back!' There were also animals with Him - a bear and a deer following peacefully." When I woke I was able to sketch the picture on paper. (see below) I also looked for the "living stones" passage in Scripture and the following ones:
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| Isa. 11:7 |
"The cow and the bear shall graze;
Their young ones shall lie down
together;
And the lion shall eat straw like the ox." |
| Isa. 11:10 |
"...For the Gentiles shall seek Him,
And His resting place shall be glorious." |
| Luke 19:40 |
"But He answered and said to them, 'I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.' "
Note: God later led me to recreate the sketch on stones (below) to give to people. What is the meaning of my dream? I'm anxiously awaiting the return of my Lord Jesus Christ, and as a "living stone" it's my job to go about presenting that vision to others in the unique way He has given me to share it. May all who read this be blessed of the Lord.
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