“He telleth the numbers of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.” – Psalm 147:4

Stars were created by God on the fourth day of the creation week, after He had made the sun and the moon. After a detailed explanation of the creation of the sun and moon are made for all five verses of the fourth day, God’s creation of the numerous stars of the sky is presented as almost an afterthought – “he made the stars also” (Gen. 1:16).  When we think about the vast, truly incomprehensible multitude of stars in the universe, it’s quite amazing that God not only knows the total number, but He even calls each one by its own divine name.

"And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath." -Mark 2:27-28

Is it unfair that God loved Jacob and hated Esau?

"As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated." -Romans 9:13

The typical response to God's sovereignty in salvation is to question the fairness of election. Election being God's choosing of some of the human race to salvation through Jesus Christ. When considering that God did not chose all but left some in their sins, the usual response is, “that's not fair.” The apostle Paul records this type of argument in Romans 9:14, “Is there unrighteousness with God?” This question comes after writing that election is prior to any good or bad works, and that God loved Jacob and hated Esau before they were even born. Consider Paul's response to that question recorded in verses 15-18.

Ministers should understand from the onset that their purpose is to serve the Lord's bride, His church.