“…and Jesus marveled”
There are only two times in Jesus life that it says that “He marveled”. In Matthew 8:10, He was pleasantly surprised at the faith of the military captain.This Roman centurion believed in His power in a way that He had not seen in Israel. The second time He “marveled” was in Mark 6:6 where He was
hurt by the unbelief of His own village folk.It says there that “there He could do no mighty work” -v.4 , because they were offended at Him – v.3.
As Paul the apostle told Timothy ..” stir up the gift that is in thee”. One of our greatest gifts is faith- Ephesians 2:8,9. Christian love, Pastor Jones
“…consider Him that endured..”
In Hebrews 12:3, we are encouraged to think about the sufferings of Christ in order to solace ourselves when trials arise in our lives.If we interpret
hardships to be God’s perfecting work,that means it has a purpose and I can rejoice.That is a work of faith ,but you must initiate the work of God by opening the door of faith to allow joy to replace discouragement. Verse 2 of this chapter says that the chief emotion of Jesus under trial was “joy”.
Nations Unite Against Israel in Ezekiel’s Prophecy
The context seems to be at the end of the 7-year Tribulation Period to come after the Rapture of the church
In Ezekiel 38, there is a call to all nations to gather to help solve some sort of crisis in the Middle East. Upon arriving, verse 10 says that an evil thought comes into the mind of those gathered that they should unite and attack Israel and spoil her unwalled villages while unsuspecting. Apparently Israel is not aware and they do attack, robbing, killing, pillaging. God actually says that He called them there and knew they would do it, but He called them so that He can destroy them together ( se vs. 16 , 39:1) . There are no surprises with God . Even the heinous crimes in North Korea and Sudan are not beyond His gaze. He longs that mankind should cry out to Him and see His salvation , giving Him the glory and praise. Are you in touch with God today? You cannot approach Him outside of forgiveness and faith in Jesus Christ’s redemption. Acts 4:12