Therefore if the whole church assembles together and all speak in tongues, and ungifted men or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are mad? Now the two angels came to Sodom in the evening as Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. For indeed we have had good news preached to us, just as they also; but the word they heard did not profit them, because it was not united by faith in those who heard. At the beginning of their sojourn, Joseph was ruler of Egypt, a son of Jacob, and watched over his own. But all of them come from the hand of the Lord. Do not lament your insufficiency. God uses the overwhelmed and disheveled mother to nurture her children into spiritual giants. In the beginning Satan challenged Gods right to rule. God answered him. WebGod Can Use Unbelievers part 1: Cyrus 1. How beautiful! Why bother praying to a God who isnt? They were evil cowards who hated the Son of God but feared a popular uprising if they tried to arrest him. Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.. Jesus responded to the false testimony by saying nothing at all. Say to them, As I live, says the Lord, just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will surely do to you; your corpses will fall in this wilderness, even all your numbered men, according to your complete number from twenty years old and upward, who have grumbled against Me. 17:8-13). Tell the sons of Israel to go forward. The Neo-Babylonians were dominated by Chaldean kings. God uses pathetic people for his glorious purposes to show his superior power. Those who read my words are in many different situations: May I repeat what I just said: He has not brought us this far to cause us to fail. Really, its just fine. 1 And Saul approved of his execution. This week were looking at the other side of the equation. As Christians, we have nothing to fear or worry about because we know that God is in control. Often in the confusion of life, we cant see the ends, much less the means God intends for us. His Lest he misunderstand, I also told him that going to Calvary Memorial Church cannot save anyoneor help save anyone. Moses didnt have any power to divide the Red Sea. 16:30), when he uses you or others, delivering you from your trials, be sure to praise, thank, and give Him all the glory for sovereignly using sinners. Their horses also are swifter than leopards, And more fierce than evening wolves. Im not a founder, innovator, CEO, or visionary of any company. New American Standard Bible Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. Grace be with you. also we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to His purpose who works all things after the counsel of His will, All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing,But He does according to His will in the host of heavenAnd among the inhabitants of earth;And no one can ward off His handOr say to Him, What have You done?. Get our Question of the Week delivered right to your inbox! Solomon was DaVinci, Einstein, Bach, Jordan, Augustus, and Shakespeare rolled into one superior man. The terms Neo-Babylons and Chaldeans are used interchangeably for the people of that Empire. God didnt want to lead the people around the Red Sea by the way of the Philistines knowing they might get scared and run back to Egypt (Ex. Steven Lee is the Pastor of Preaching & Vision at. Comments? 13:17). Which is why they completely missed the Messiah when they stood right beside Him. He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day. 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. Click here. Copyright 2002-2023 Got Questions Ministries. verses about Unbelievers A prophecy we can imagine would have seemed quite improbable to those who heard. God use non-believers to help His people It doesnt matter if you have theology degrees or mothered a dozen healthy, happy children or started several 501(c)3s to feed the poor and end trafficking. His words imply that all the torment will be tolerable. His silence spoke more loudly than the foolish claims of his lying accusers. We are called to be among his faithful people. God God wanted the people of Israel to look to Moses as their God appointed human leader and deliverer. God Works His Will Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? Going to church wont make you a Christian any more than sleeping in a garage makes you a caror going to a donut shop makes you a cop. But he chose instead to allow himself to be arrested, knowing that this would fulfill Gods plan. When Isaiah 53:1 speaks of the future coming of the Messiah, literally it says, who would have believed the thing reported? His birth as a baby who would grow up, suffer and die was most unexpected. First, we see the faith of Moses. At times, God enlisted non-believers to help His people through the ages. Other examples could be added to this list. When God desires to save someone, He raises up Christians to preach the gospel. God All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, But He does according to His will in the host of heaven, will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion. Israel as a nation had rejected the promises of Moses and the Prophets culminating in the demand for the death of Jesus, Gods Messiah. God is unimpressed. Jesus is truly the lamb without blemish who died for the sins of the world (John 1:29). God has the amazing ability to do things that simply do not make sense to mankind. Those who were rebelling against God had become apathetic. For this reason God purposefully led the wondering multitude to a place where there was no possible way of escape from Pharaoh and his army, humanly speaking. But we can find hope in knowing that God is in control, He works all things for our God, and no suffering we face know will even be able to cast a shadow on the glory we will receive in Heaven. God will deal with them according to his plan, but first, He will use them for His own covenant judgment. All of these people are unlikely choices to be used by God since they didnt truly know or believe in Him. Solomon was given a mind like no one before and like none even after him (1 Kings 3:12). International Standard Version. In Acts 2 God poured out His Holy Spirit on the disciples who spoke on the streets of Jerusalem in the languages of the Gentiles who were present. Consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. We live most of our days in Good Fridayenduring confusion, opposition, disappointment and the many tragedies of life. At times, God enlisted non-believers to help His people through the ages. 1 John 5:14. Paul used this verse from Habakkuk to warn the foolish despisers of the gospel. They probably said things like, See, God isnt doing anything no body ever gets punished, it cant be very serious. They had forgotten the longsuffering of the True God who made all things, and who rules as King over all kings. Even those who dont believe and even speak against. They mock authority and law, and believe that might makes right. They still look to their own strength and ability as if they were divine and answer to no authority above their own. 3 But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison. In spite of our slownessand even sinGod will bless and use us to fulfill His purpose of blessing all nations through Christ, because of our relationship to the Father through the Son. God uses all those who humble themselves before the cross, boasting only in him his strength, his wisdom, his righteousness, his accomplishment. I am the trustee of nothing more than my personal belongings. But the Jews who disbelieved stirred up the minds of the Gentiles and embittered them against the brethren. For who resists His will?, For He says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.. Jump to Previous The thing he values the most is dragging him down to eternal damnation. Training for Preachers and Teachers of God's Word, Want to know what an RSS feed is and how it works? Egypt made his brother, Jehoiakim, the new king over the Jews. In the beginning Satan challenged Gods right to rule. Anyone who resists God risks falling into spiritual deception (2 According to the number of days which you spied out the land, forty days, for every day you shall bear your guilt a year, even forty years, and you will know My opposition. Even today there are those who are arrogant and have no honor for God as He reveals Himself in Scripture. In Acts 13:41 he said, Behold, you despisers, Marvel and perish! The Lord will fight for you while you keep silent. Then the Lord said to Moses, Why are you crying out to Me? Why does God allow deception All four gospel writers agree that three times Pilate rendered the same verdict regarding Jesus: I find no fault in him (John 19:6 NKJV). Does God Accomplish His Purpose in Our When he went before Pilate, the Roman governor received an urgent message from his wife: Dont have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him (Matthew 27:19). God sovereignly saves sinners, yet, He often uses sinners to accomplish His sovereign will. He stands behind it indirectly, but He directly stands behind good. I have not been named most influential, listed as most attractive, or voted most likely to succeed. International Standard Version. Zechariah 11:13Judas would give the money back. Though absolutely sovereign, all knowing, all wise, and everywhere present, God uses sinners to accomplish His will. And Jesus said, For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind. Those of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and said to Him, We are not blind too, are we? Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say, We see, your sin remains. After God redeemed Israel from Egypt through a series of ten miraculous plagues, he had Moses lead the people of Israel out of Egypt near the shore of the Red Sea.