To the ends of the earth -----

We all have a chance to receive Jesus as our Lord and Savior..., as our Redeemer, as our Friend. He died so our sins too would die, He rose so that He would be the filter that God sees us through. His blood for our sins, His grace for our salvation, His love did, does and will do this for us, His creation. Do we deserve it? Does it cost us anything? Can we figure out why He would do this for us? Just like the questions we have when things don't go the way we want or think they should, we can't figure it out. He is God. We are not. If we understood all His ways and knew exactly what He was going to do and knew He would do exactly as we wanted then we would be God and that IS NOT OR EVER WILL BE THE CASE! He is God and we are either for Him or against Him. Try being for Him because you don't have anything to lose and everthing, including eternity, to gain!

Acts 13:36-48 (New International Version)


"For when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his fathers and his body decayed. But the one whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.

"Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. Through him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses. Take care that what the prophets have said does not happen to you:
" 'Look, you scoffers,
wonder and perish,
for I am going to do something in your days
that you would never believe,
even if someone told you.'"

As Paul and Barnabas were leaving the synagogue, the people invited them to speak further about these things on the next Sabbath. When the congregation was dismissed, many of the Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who talked with them and urged them to continue in the grace of God.

On the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear the word of the Lord. When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and talked abusively against what Paul was saying.

Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: "We had to speak the word of God to you first. Since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles. For this is what the Lord has commanded us:
" 'I have made you a light for the Gentiles,
that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'"

When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.