Hebrews 11 The Hall of faith it says God was not ashamed to be called their God.

What does He think of us I wonder?

God warned His people, and warned them but they, the people of God, hardened their necks and would not hear Him.

Sometimes we lose sight of the True message of Christ and every now and then we need to realize, He came to save and separate to Himself a peculiar people.

Not to mollify the masses.

You can tell the season, the occasion, the event based on the Scripture. But ALL Scripture is given by Inspiration of God.

Why do we just use certain scriptures and leave the rest alone?

Not all who say to me Lord Lord shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Just as the people had to look at the brass serpent Moses raised, so too must you look to the Cross for Salvation and for life.

Jesus came to fulfill the Law. The Law that man was given to show the inadequacies of man and the need for God.

He came and He did what only He could do, live perfectly, Die sacrificially for us that we might have life.

Paul, The Apostle.

The one chosen by God to carry the Gospel to the Gentiles, the one given inspiration to pen so much of our New Testament.

That Paul begs for a favor.

The favor wasn't for him.

He chose humility, he chose intercession.

A lesson or two for us I think.