Having a Heart and Mind for God

RevJP · Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:53 am Post subject: Having a Heart and Mind for God

Psalms 19:1-6 AMP To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. THE HEAVENS declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows and proclaims His handiwork. [Rom. 1:20, 21.] (2) Day after day pours forth speech, and night after night shows forth knowledge. (3) There is no speech nor spoken word [from the stars]; their voice is not heard. (4) Yet their voice [in evidence] goes out through all the earth, their sayings to the end of the world. Of the heavens has God made a tent for the sun, [Rom. 10:18.] (5) Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber; and it rejoices as a strong man to run his course. (6) Its going forth is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the ends of it; and nothing [yes, no one] is hidden from the heat of it.

No one is born an atheist or agnostic. Before birth, a simple knowledge which says, “There is a God,” is written on every person’s heart. It is possible, however, to ignore or reject this awareness. The mind becomes progressively darker until it can no longer see the light of truth.

Those who knowingly deny the Lord and worship something else will still be judged according to His laws. But what about the millions who have never heard the Gospel or seen a Bible? The only evidence they experience of the one true God is the natural world and an inborn sense of His reality. But their culture may try to deny or manipulate that evidence.

Believers can waste a lot of time debating what the Lord will do with these lost tribes and nations. The Bible is not specific about what happens to those who do not hear. But we can be sure God will be just. However, our part in the divine plan for unbelievers is clear—we are to reach as many as possible. All people will be judged according to the truth they received, the opportunities they had, and what they did with both. Compared to spiritual wisdom and diligence, knowledge and success count for little.

Christians often think people in their own country are not as spiritually needy as those in other places. As a result, we focus on foreign missions and often ignore those people we meet in our daily life. You have the opportunity to reach the people around you with the truth you know. That is God’s plan for the Unreached.

t-shirtsnjeans · Tadpole Joined: 13 Oct 2005 Posts: 23

Hi all. It's been a while since I posted. But going through my computer fav's and not remembering my sign-ons goes along with a lot of other stuff I've been forgetting due to medications being changed for blood pressure, asthma, allergies, chronic back pain and nerve damage, etc.

This post struck me, the message to the chief musician. The musicians were given a lot of power and authority through the beginnings of the Bible but it seems that after Psalms that fades away. Am I mistaken? Or is it that the musicians' place has been established and needed not be discussed any further in the Bible? I was wondering because of the way music is treated in some Churches that since Jesus didn't mention musicians or musical instruments then they aren't supposed to be in Church or used for the purpose of spreading the Word.

Anyhoo, it's sure good to be back. I've missed this place. God bless, T

Nobby · Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:50 pm Post subject:

Hi t-shirtsnjeans, I've I've really missed you. I e-mailed you a twice & they were returned. I was praying your ok. I knew you were disabled as I guess you know that I am to. I mostly have COPD. My lungs are shot.
To many cigarettes Exclamation

t, I'd like to turn this board into a "Christian only" board. It would just be general & cover a large area, but they would have to claim the Christian belief.

They must believe that Jesus died on the cross as a sacrifice for their sins.......etc. etc.
Do you think it would work?? Very Happy

Again man glad to hear from you! Mr. Green