11 September: The Unknown God

With so many gods created in the minds of humans for millenniums, it’s hard to pick through the maze to find one worth following…

READ ACTS 17  Make notes, if you’d like, of what stands out for you. Feel free to use the “Leave a Comment” box below to also write some of your thoughts.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

Interestingly, the longest continuing faith system known to any race in history, is embedded in the oldest continuing culture on earth. Incredibly, it shows fading imprints that seem to be dotted about all over the planet. Since an unknown point in history, indigenous Australians have lived in an unspoilt utopian haven, with a faith system that hasn’t been diluted, remixed, or influence by natural migration or global wars. Known simply as The Dreamtime, their faith is in something that was clearly there in The Beginning, but has since been lost by their ancestors. They know it to be true, because a sort of “thermal imprint” of it seems to have been left behind as a vague memory. And, the hope of the return of The Lost Dreamtime, has been held onto and kept alive, by successive generations.

Paul, a Jewish religious academic, found that the city of Athens in the first century AD, was awash with every god imaginable, but one stood out as unique. The “imprint” in ancient Athens, was found on a statue dedicated to the “Unknown God”. But the message Paul gave about the Creator of FAITH, is a message that relates to us all – regardless of the timeframe we’re in, our culture, lifestyle, or the mind-set that we’ve adopted. It’s a simple message…

“In the past God overlooked our ignorance, but now He commands all people everywhere to repent. For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the man He has appointed. And He has provided us all with proof of this by raising Him (Jesus) from the dead.” [v30-31]

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But what about your thoughts – can you tell me what today’s “breadcrumb” is? Leave a note in the “Comments” box below to tell me what you think of today’s chapter.

Wanting to speak directly with the Creator of FAITH on Earth? The rest of this webpage uses Jesus’ own prayer to help…[a]

THE LORD’S PRAYER:

   1.   Praise: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your Name. Your Kingdom come! Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven …”

You put a new song in my mouth, Lord. It was a hymn of praise to our God. So I pray that many will see and fear the Lord. May they put their trust in You. [Psalm 40:3]

   2.   Ask: “…Give us today our daily bread…”

  • The World: The people of Namibia[b] and Nauru[c]
  • Ministries among immigrants in your country
  • Yourself: Allowing your Maker into daily decisions/choices
  • Your concerns for today
Just as the soil makes the green shoots come up, and a garden causes seeds to grow, so You Lord will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations. [Isaiah 61:11]

   3.   Admit: “…Forgive us our sin as we forgive those who sin against us…”

Father God, help me to fix my thoughts on Jesus, whom I acknowledge as my Great High Priest so that I’ll share in His heavenly calling. [Hebrew 3:1]

   4.   Protect: “…Lead us not into temptation but delivers us from evil.”

Strengthen me within, Holy Spirit, so that I’ll not turn to the right or the left but will keep my feet from walking into evil. [Proverbs 4:27]

“For Yours Lord is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory now and forever. Amen!”

When questioned, tested, tricked or in His hour of great need, Jesus spoke what was previously written in God’s Word.[d] So, the final section on this page is about memorizing the script through 10 topics. Following these will help you learn 52 portions from the bible in a year!  THIS WEEK’S MEMORY VERSE: Being a Good “Caretaker”

“Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’” [Hebrews 13:5]

[a] Matthew 6:5-15

[b] http://www.operationworld.org/country/nami/owtext.html

[c] http://www.operationworld.org/country/naur/owtext.html

[d] Matthew 4:4,6,7,10; 11:10; 21:13; and 26:24,31

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