Madison Jade's Journey

There are two types of people when God tells you to do something-those who obey and those who do not. In the Bible, there are many examples of this! I am going to be talking about two people today who reacted to God's calling in these two different ways- Abraham and Jonah.  In Genesis, (12:1-4) it records this, "Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him"  It goes on, but the main point I wanted to show here was: the Lord said "go" and so Abram went. Now lets look at the other story- Jonah's. Jonah 1:1-3, "Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son...

Who you are in Christ: You are loved-   (1 John 3:11) "For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another." You are forgiven- (1 John 1:9) "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." You are redeemed-  (Ephesians 1:7) "In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace." You are a new creation- (2 Corinthians 5:17) "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." You are holy-  (Hebrews 10:10) "By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." You are set apart- (Romans 8:30-39) "Moreover whom he did predestinate, then he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified: and whom he justified , them he also glorifi...