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THE CHOSEN OF THE LORD
Bob Neumann
Dear WPA,
US modern types love to quote about Being a CHOSEN GENERATION…and…a ROYAL PRIESTHOOD. As if one generation has a shot at it. Funny how MOSES put it all into a bizarre context.
It starts in
Deu 7:6… For thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that [are] upon the face of the earth.
Deu 7:7 The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye [were] the fewest of all people
Deu 7:8 But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt
Deu 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he [is] God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations
Deu 7:10 And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face
Deu 7:11 Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which I command thee this day, to do them
Deu 7:12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers
Deu 7:13 And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee
The main issue here is OBEDIENCE…just being “chosen” does not bring blessings and prosperity. So the children of ABRAHAM are THE CHOSEN PEOPLE…and as Paul TAUGHT…we are IN GRAFTED… obedience is rewarded…rebellion brings curses.
Yet when it came to PRIESTHOOD…only one tribe held that duty. The Levites. Yet when it came to being ANOINTED…it was only Aaron and his sons.
But when you add the concept of CHOSEN and ANOINTED you eventually find yourself in Isaiah and you SEE MESSIAH…
1 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen
2 Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, [which] will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou
3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring
And they shall spring up [as] among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
One shall say, I [am] the LORD’S; and another shall call [himself] by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe [with] his hand unto the LORD, and surname [himself] by the name of Israel.
6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I [am] the first, and I [am] the last; and beside me [there is] no God
7 And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them
8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared [it]? ye [are] even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, [there is] no God; I know not
Only GOD can declare and appoint…chose and anoint. But let’s stick with ISAIAH for a few more “images
10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction
11 For mine own sake, [even] for mine own sake, will I do [it]: for how should [my name] be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another
12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I [am] he; I [am] the first, I also [am] the last
13 Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: [when] I call unto them, they stand up together
Two sections of Isaiah that sounds like REV 1. But we also see THE FURNACE OF AFFLICTION …is reserved for THOSE WHO ARE CHOSEN. But just being CHOSEN is not enough it seems. We have to go through the FIRE, we have to be OBEDIENT, we have to overcome all the “stuff”….
Rev 17
14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him [are] called, and chosen, and faithful
Faithful…like in servant(s
1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed
2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, [there is] no beauty that we should desire him
3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted
But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all
7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth
So by what right should any man complain about how ROUGH things may get. ME…i’m a sinner in need of a REDEEMER…a SAVIOR. So if HE CHOSES me why should I complain?
I started this whole “discussion” with Isaiah 61…
1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD [is] upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to [them that are] bound
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn
3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified
Now all of this was to GLORIFY THE FATHER….PERIOD. Just ask THE SON.
So who and what are we supposed to be…. this ain’t rocket science people…it is FAITH and TRUST in spite how things are going moment by moment.
Maybe we have to start ALL OVER
11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers
TRY IT AGAIN… and HE GAVE some,….
HE GAVE…
RING A BELL OR TWO OR THREE?
16 For God so loved the world, that HE GAVE his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life
For unto us a child is born, unto us A SON IS GIVEN: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, ThePrince of Peace.
Not enough yet…
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd GIVETH his life for the sheep.
I am the good shepherd, and know my [sheep], and am known of mine.
15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep
16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, [and] one shepherd
17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again
18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father
My Father, which gave [them] me, is greater than all; and no [man] is able to pluck [them] out of my Father’s hand
Jhn 10:30 I and [my] Father are one.
Jhn 10:31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
OBEDIENCE TO THE FATHER BRINGS STONES…
BEING CHOSEN means that WE ARE GIVEN… to do whatever ABBA wants done.
All an Apostle really is is someone who is “SENT OUT”. JESUS SENT THEM OUT…first 12…then 70…. at the end HE SENT THEM OUT TO THE WHOLE WORLD….
To BAPTIZE….to PREACH the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM… and to make DISCIPLES.
So some are given…some are placed…positioned… to do…the GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM.
bob
BE MAGNIFIED
(song lyrics)
I have made You too small in my eyes
Oh Lord, forgive me
And I have believed in a lie
That You are unable to help me.
But now, Oh Lord, I see my wrong
Heal my heart and show Yourself strong
And in my eyes and with my song
Oh Lord, be magnified (bis)
Chorus:
Be magnified, Oh Lord
You are highly exalted
And there is nothing You can’t do
Oh Lord, my eyes are on You
Be magnified,
Oh Lord, be magnified
Verse 2
I have leaned on a wisdom of men
Oh Lord, forgive me
And I have responded to them
Instead of Your light and Your mercy
But now, Oh Lord, I see my wrong
Heal my heart and show yourself strong
And in my eyes and in my song
Oh Lord be magnified (bis)
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