Our first lesson was "God Is"! That was the most powerful thought in all the Bible. The 2nd most important message is God Did! It is significant that the Bible begins with "In the beginning God created...." We can talk more about creation another time, comparing it with modern theories. But for now let's look at more examples where God Did.



In the case of His people, Israel, (Deuteronomy 4:20), "the Lord has taken you and brought you out of the fiery furnace, out of Egypt, to be His people, an inheritance, as you are this day." Note this excerpt from Joshua 24:6-8: "...I brought your fathers out of Egypt, and you came to the sea; and the Egyptians pursued...He..brought the sea upon them...Then you dwelt in the wilderness for a long time. And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, who dwelt on the other side of the Jordan, and they fought with you. But I gave them into your hand...." He said it again in a number of places, but one was I Samuel 10:18, "..I brought up Israel out of Egypt.." Note that God Did and He does that for us today. He brings us out of slavery (sin), through the sea and the wilderness, helps us win our battles, and ultimately takes us into the promised land (Heaven). But how do people often respond to His great blessings? Often like Nehemiah says in Nehemiah 9:18, "...they made a molten calf for themselves, and said, 'this is your god that brought you out of Egypt.." The real and only God placed great importance on the fact that He brought His people "out of Egypt." But instead of appreciating it, His people worshipped and gave credit to a homemade calf idol. Sometimes we are just as misguided.



So many examples; this could go on and on. Notice the New Testament. God always had a plan. It unfolded all through the Old Testament. We see that it culminated with Jesus Christ. John 3:16-17 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved." God Did!.................God Is, and God Did!



That's enough for this week. But tune in next week for more about God's plan for you and me, how it was developed through history and why of all men (and women) we are most privileged.