What is required of you is faith and a sincere life,not loftiness of intellect or deep knowledge of the mysteries of God.- Thomas a Kempis
This sounds strange in light of my last post yet it is entirely compatible.
In getting to the knowledge of God, our intelligence and intellect are actually hindrances and stumbling blocks to the attainment thereof.The more we try to think about it the less we will get it.
The knowledge of God is a place.
It is a place or platform or consciousness that we can connect to in our spirit not our mind.A place where past present and future intertwine.The will of God, his calling, his instructions are all clear as day. a place of praise and worship that emanates from the soul not our mouths where we literally feel God, walk and talk with him.
I believe that King David was in this spiritual place when he wrote the psalms, Moses when he wrote about the past, prophets Isiah , Jeremiah John the baptist, Apostle John were all in this spiritual plane when they saw and wrote about the future like wise Daniel and so on and on.
A place where we understand and unlock the dominion over everything, the gift that God has given us which also includes the gifts of healing where it is the will of God. Where everything submits to the will of God through you i.e miracles performed by Moses and Jesus to name a few. where all beings comply with the will of God like the lions in the den with Daniel.It is never you but the will of God.it is the will of God that created everything in the first place. that is why he is the Alpha and Omega the beginning and the end.That is why God commands us not to fear but believe. to be still and know God.
King Solomon in proverbs writes of this understanding and wisdom.All ..including Jesus on this topic have one common denominating factor..The last shall become first.
In other words, it is a journey you take in spirit, leaving everything else behind, the person that you think you are is broken down completely there is nothing of you left.At this point...you are last..not first. At this point of completely divesting yourself of yourself save the spirit..you become first because now...you are in the knowledge of God.You are in his place. you are in his will. there is no you but his spirit his knowledge, the soul cries out it praise of this wondrous love. God is love.we are the love of God. we are beloved of God the twinning of his love is the understanding that we are there because we submit entirely to his will. we are nothing we are nothing LORD.
It is a journey of faith, of love of complete submission.even Jesus went into the hills for fourty days and fourty nights to submit to the will of the father, to meditate and receive instruction.
I realise now how important fasting, meditating and waiting in the presence of God is. What ever success, material gifts etc has absolutely no meaning as is our flesh and blood. All that is of importance is our spirit and soul our journey or race is to connect with him unto eternity.Our faith is all we need to take for this journey.
Strangely it appears a complete u turn from my postings before this of success material gifts etc. I now know without a doubt that It is so. God gives us what we want in our hearts and our minds and leads us quietly to a realisation of what it is that is most valuable of all...The love of GOD. to be one with him..the reason why he created us in the first place. To be his own, to choose him of our own fee will to choose an eternal life by his side by our own will. To return home.We have hurt him by hiding from him like Adam. It hurts him to know his beloved children have forsaken him were doomed as a race from the beginning to destruction because of sin. He sacrificed his only son for us.No greater or purer love can the be.
We must work out our salvation, we must take this journey. It doesn't end in physical death. Our salvation is the lifeblood to our life with God to eternity.our salvation is the price of the ticket to go on this journey paid for in full and in advance by Christ by his blood on the cross.
We, like Adam are hiding, everyday we are hiding..Every moment as a father as a shepherd he is calling..We may not understand his call but we know he is calling..he is calling.. we must heed his call. we must realise the journey has still a far to go.We as Christians are fortunate because we have the ticket for this journey we have been called to go.have we packed our bags are we ready to go? the train will leave soon we don't want to be left behind.
To win this race, we must be last.we must be last to be equal to him as he has called us to be Kings and Priests in his Glory..everything else well...is worthless.All things of this world will be left behind it has no value in eternity.It is a vanity.a distraction. ( all this coming from a man who just took delivery of a new Lamborghini.) All I can say is that the Lord is great and greatly to be praised. The last shall be the first.perhaps I wouldn't have realised the impact had I not been blessed with all my material desires or if God had not humoured me by entertaining my vanity.
A friend once commented." If you want to make God laugh,..tell him your plans ".
This is what I believe king Solomon who had been blessed with all material wisdom and wealth, realised this secret and is evident in he book of Proverbs...
This..is the End Game. The End game is the End of our self and the beginning of Him. The first will indeed become last and the last will then indeed be the first.
Amen.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Eyes Wide Shut.
In the last post I talked about "the secret" to success.
It is my belief that success is not quantified by mere material blessing.
When God showers his blessings upon us as his children, material blessings are just a part of of the gift flowing from heaven.
We should look for and indeed yearn for the the most precious part of the gift, which is spiritual growth and most importantly, the opening of our eyes of understanding which are usually shut.
To claim the spiritual gift we must walk in the way of the lord, to walk with him we need to heed his calling.To do that we need an understanding that is in tune with him.
People say how can we know the mind of God?
God is open to answers if we look to him; naturally , some answers will be given when we show the appropriate spiritual maturity. Example, a parent may not teach a child sex education until the child attains a certain age.
St Paul prays in Ephesians 1:18
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
I often wondered how the saints in the bible had, for example the spirit of revelation i.e Isiah, Jeremiah..John etc.
It becomes clear that the reached a level of spirituality, where they walked with God, Their eyes of understanding open to something very very very important and which may be described the ULTIMATE SECRET OF THE BIBLE that transcends all levels of human intelligence logic and brilliance, which is to be tuned into the KNOWLEGE OF GOD.
This is illuminated in the book of proverbs 2
The key is the route to the knowledge of God
1st Kings 4
29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
And finally, Eyes wide shut or open ?
Numbers 24:16
He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
Net result a much happier you, happiness that money can't buy.
Proverbs 2:
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
Wouldn't it be great to tap into the knowledge of God? to walk and talk with God to be in tune with, in Sync with a whole new level of understanding,to know the plan of God in our lives, to see the future , to heal etc...? Amazing...power..enlightenment..
So you see at the end of the day, the material blessing seems pale in comparison...nothing compared to the real...gift...to be in tune with the knowledge of God.
Please remember the route stated above, don't be fooled into seeking it for the sake of pride and pleasure like Eve did to her utter downfall.
Genesis 3:
Be careful what you ask for...Amen
It is my belief that success is not quantified by mere material blessing.
When God showers his blessings upon us as his children, material blessings are just a part of of the gift flowing from heaven.
We should look for and indeed yearn for the the most precious part of the gift, which is spiritual growth and most importantly, the opening of our eyes of understanding which are usually shut.
To claim the spiritual gift we must walk in the way of the lord, to walk with him we need to heed his calling.To do that we need an understanding that is in tune with him.
People say how can we know the mind of God?
God is open to answers if we look to him; naturally , some answers will be given when we show the appropriate spiritual maturity. Example, a parent may not teach a child sex education until the child attains a certain age.
St Paul prays in Ephesians 1:18
The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
I often wondered how the saints in the bible had, for example the spirit of revelation i.e Isiah, Jeremiah..John etc.
It becomes clear that the reached a level of spirituality, where they walked with God, Their eyes of understanding open to something very very very important and which may be described the ULTIMATE SECRET OF THE BIBLE that transcends all levels of human intelligence logic and brilliance, which is to be tuned into the KNOWLEGE OF GOD.
This is illuminated in the book of proverbs 2
| 1 | My son, if thou wilt receive my words,
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| 2 | so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom,
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| 3 | yea, if thou criest after knowledge,
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| 4 | if thou seekest her as silver,
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| 5 | then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD,
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The key is the route to the knowledge of God
1st Kings 4
29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
And finally, Eyes wide shut or open ?
Numbers 24:16
He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
Net result a much happier you, happiness that money can't buy.
Proverbs 2:
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
Wouldn't it be great to tap into the knowledge of God? to walk and talk with God to be in tune with, in Sync with a whole new level of understanding,to know the plan of God in our lives, to see the future , to heal etc...? Amazing...power..enlightenment..
So you see at the end of the day, the material blessing seems pale in comparison...nothing compared to the real...gift...to be in tune with the knowledge of God.
Please remember the route stated above, don't be fooled into seeking it for the sake of pride and pleasure like Eve did to her utter downfall.
Genesis 3:
| 4 | And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: |
| 5 | for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. |
| 6 | And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. |
| 7 | And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. |
Be careful what you ask for...Amen
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