All things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose." Rom. 8:28.
Our Lord created all things, owns all things and shares all things with His people through their faith, in their service, in old age and into eternity. He blessed Abraham throughout his imperfect life and into his old age with "all things" necessary in life and He does so also to His people today. God owns the universe and we are His children and heirs with Christ.
"The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ...." Rom.8:16-17
The case of Abraham ...
"And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things." Gen.24;1
And not only does our Master supply His people with all things necessary in life, but he does it abundantly.
"But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee." 1 Chron. 29:14.
All God expects in return is faithfulness and appreciation.
"I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me." Psm.57:2
God has a will and purpose for all things, including His truths of creation, scripture, and true science ... into eternity. All else, outside of God's truths is not only false but hateful and destructive.
"Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way." Psm. 119:128
If God foreknew the wicked would be wicked, why did he allow them to be born? He created man "in his image and likeness", including finite measures of His infinite, attributes, omni knowledge, omni power, omni presence, and omni volition. These attributes are unlimited in God and limited in man. He willed these attributes in man's creation and will not revoke or invalidate His own free will in giving man a limited free will. He "lets" man's free will run its course but then man must suffer the consequences of his errors and wickedness, which God has known forever in the past.
"The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil." Pr.16:4.
All things that are allowed, by God, to happen, within men's free will, in some way will "exercise" the physical, mental or spiritual dimension of those affected.
"And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith." Ecc.1:13
The LORD, our Redeemer and Creator "made" all things in the universe with a purpose all His own and knew from the beginning every detail or how it would all turn out in the end, but created it anyway.
"Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;" Isa.44:24
Jesus did nothing by accident or in error, but with all knowing purpose and in perfect harmony with His eternal truth.
"And (the people) were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well...." Mark 7:37
We cannot approach the throne of God except through Jesus Christ.
Our prayers go nowhere except we pray "in Jesus name". That is, because of what He did on the cross in reconciling us to the Holy Father.
"The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand." Jn.3:35
All things are under Christ's control and no one will ever "know" God the Father or Jesus Christ, the Son, except that the Spirit of Christ reveal them unto receptive hearts.
"All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him." Lk.10:22
Jesus Christ is the Word of God (read John 1) and when God spoke the words "Let there be", in Gen.1, it was Christ, the Word, who responded and created "all things".
"All things were made by him (Jesus Christ); and without him was not any thing made that was made." Jn.1:3
If God would give Jesus to crucifixion to save us, would he not also give us anything else we need of the "all things" he possesses
which we are his heirs to receive anyway?
"He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" Rom. 8:32
Is there anything more futile than glorifying fleshly human beings, following faulty men and looking to movie idols, athletic stars, politicians or other aficionados to harness us up to their causes? We Christians are princes and princesses, heirs of God who created the universe and rules over ot all as our King. Serve Him and Him only.
"Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours." 1Cor.3:21
Following, and worshiping, and serving our Creator and Jesus Christ is a no-brainer. It is the only true way. Jesus declared, "I am the way" and constantly challenged the people to "Follow me".
"But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him." 1Cor. 8:6
All God and Christ did was for your sake and your commitment to Him, to follow Him, give him thanks, and glory in Him.
"For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God." 2 Cor.4:15
If you will overcome the world and all of lies and false religions our there, and truly follow Him, God will do this for you ....
"And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work." 2 Cor. 9:8
Eternity with God the Father and Jesus Christ and our Christian loved ones, the Apostles and Prophets, and Christians of all ages with whom we are heirs of God, will be worth it all.
"He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son." Rev.21:7
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