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GOD'S SEARCH FOR MEN

by David Davis

Scripture: Ezekiel 22:30


God's Search For Men
Dr. David Davis
Ezekiel 22:30


Ezekiel 22-30 - "And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none."

God created man in His image.

Genesis 1:26 - "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth."

Genesis2:7 - "And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul."

Man was created for fellowship with God, but sin marred this fellowship. However, God made a way to redeem man from his sin.

Genesis 3:15 - "...and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel."

God would send Jesus into the world to die for the sins of man.

Isaiah 53:5 - "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."

Through this man, those who were lost would be born again.

John 3:1-3

After being born again -- man is called to do God's work.

John 15:16 - "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you."

Mark 16:15 - "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."

There are some key characteristics that God looks for in each man.

I. GOD LOOKS FOR DECISIVE MEN.

Joshua decided that he would serve God.
Look at Joshua 24: ...

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