All
In reading through the Scriptures, I am amazed at how frequently the word all or every is used. One day I looked up this word in the Hebrew and the Greek to find some hidden or expanded meaning, and what I saw was amazing. The word all means literally, ALL. Wow, that is deep! It is not in the Word of God to show emphasis, but to really mean everything or everyone, (no one excluded).
Let’s look at some of these “alls” by subject.
Sin: “All have sinned…”, Romans 3.23
“All we like sheep have gone astray…”, Isaiah 53.6
Salvation: “God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” II Peter 3.9
“who desires all men to be saved…”, I Timothy 2.6
Prayer: “that supplications, prayers, intercessions and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority…” I Timothy 2.1-2
“…praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit”, Ephesians 6.18
Healing: “…Who heals all your diseases,” Psalms 103.3
Blessings: “…who has blessed you with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,” Ephesians 1.3
These are just a few of the many times these words are used to express God’s all encompassing love and desire He has for us. He has determined to pursue us with His goodness. Many times our own insecurities speak to us that we are not worthy of His care and love. That His “all” is conditional and that we are not included in it for whatever reason we may have presented. But, the fact is that God never said that. We may feel excluded and unworthy, but that does not make it true. When the Bible is so clear about something, we need to doubt our doubts but not His Word.
Scriptures to meditate on: Number 6.24-26; I Timothy 2.1-6; II Peter 3.9; I Peter 2.21-25; Matthew 4.23.