BELIEVER IN CHRIST AS MY BEST FRIEND

 CAPSTONE-DEFINITION- A FINISHING STONE OF A STRUCTURE -THE CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT,POINT, ELEMENT OR EVENT. ISAIAH  28:16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. EPHESIANS 2:20-22 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; 21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: 22  Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? THE CAPS TONE , TRADITIONALLY , WAS A STONE PLACED AT THE TOP OF A PYRAMID BUILDING, BOTH SIGNIFYING ITS COMPLETION AND AS PROTECTION FOR THE WALLS BELOW. CAPSTONES WERE CONSIDERED THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE BUILDING. THE FATHER IN HEAVEN IS BUILDING OUR FAITH

 Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord God, “When I will send a famine on the land, Not a famine for bread or a thirst for water, But rather for hearing the words of the Lord. AMOS 8:11 It shall be when the Lord brings you to the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Hivite and the Jebusite, which He swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall observe this rite in this month. EXODUS 13:5 There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was severe; both Egypt and Canaan wasted away because of the famine.   14  Joseph collected all the money that was to be found in Egypt and Canaan in payment for the grain they were buying, and he brought it to Pharaoh’s palace.   15  When the money of the people of Egypt and Canaan was gone, all Egypt came to Joseph and said, “Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes? Our money is all gone.” 16  “Then bring your livestock,” said Joseph. “I will sell you food in exch

  22  As they began to sing and praise, the  Lord  set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.   23  The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the men from Mount Seir to destroy and annihilate them. After they finished slaughtering the men from Seir, they helped to destroy one another. 24  When the men of Judah came to the place that overlooks the desert and looked toward the vast army, they saw only dead bodies lying on the ground; no one had escaped.   25  So Jehoshaphat and his men went to carry off their plunder, and they found among them a great amount of equipment and clothing [ d ]  and also articles of value—more than they could take away. There was so much plunder that it took three days to collect it.   26  On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berakah, where they praised the  Lord . This is why it is called the Valley of Berakah [ e ]  to this day. 27  Then, led by Jehoshaphat, all the men of Jud

  ut now here are men from Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, whose territory you would not allow Israel to invade when they came from Egypt; so they turned away from them and did not destroy them.   11  See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession you gave us as an inheritance.   12  Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” 3  All the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, stood there before the  Lord . 14  Then the Spirit of the  Lord  came on Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite and descendant of Asaph, as he stood in the assembly. 15  He said: “Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the  Lord  says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.   16  Tomorrow march down ag

  Jehoshaphat Defeats Moab and Ammon 20  After this, the Moabites and Ammonites with some of the Meunites [ a ]  came to wage war against Jehoshaphat. 2  Some people came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, [ b ]  from the other side of the Dead Sea. It is already in Hazezon Tamar” (that is, En Gedi).   3  Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the  Lord , and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah.   4  The people of Judah came together to seek help from the  Lord ; indeed, they came from every town in Judah to seek him. 5  Then Jehoshaphat stood up in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem at the temple of the  Lord  in the front of the new courtyard   6  and said: “ Lord , the God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your hand, and no ONE CAN WITHSTAND YOU.  OUR GOD , DID YOU NOT DRIVE OUT THE INHABITANTS OF THIS LAND AND GIVE IT FOREVER TO THE THE DESCENDANTS OF AB

  Jesus Rejoices in the Father’s Will 21  d In   that   same   hour   e he   rejoiced   f in   the   Holy   Spirit   and   said ,  “ I   thank   you ,  Father ,  g Lord   of   heaven   and   earth ,  that   h you   have   hidden   these   things   from   the   wise   and   understanding   and   i revealed   them   to   little   children ;  yes ,  Father ,  for   j such   was   your   gracious   will . 2   22  k All   things   have   been   handed   over   to   me   by   my   Father ,  and   no   one   knows   who   the   Son   is   k except   the   Father ,  or   who   the   Father   is   k except   the   Son   and   anyone   l to   whom   the   Son   chooses   to   reveal   him .” 23  Then   turning   to   the   disciples   he   said   privately ,  m “ Blessed   are   the   eyes   that   see   what   you   see !   24  For   I   tell   you   n that   many   prophets   and   kings   desired   to   see   what   you   see ,  and   did   not   see   it ,  and   to   hear   what   you   hea