The Pursuit Of Purpose 8

Hi Everybody!!!

I hope you are looking forward to a great festive season and I ask that you be safe and make good decisions to propel you very well into 2015.

Ok, we are now in the second half of this great series and looking towards the end of it. I hope it has been of help to you as it has to me. Now let's continue...

In the last TPOP post, we were brought to understand the importance of getting to know The Holy Spirit ourselves. As we continue the pursuit for purpose, it is critical to get to know Him since He is the Advocate for it.

So, how do we get to know The Holy Spirit? Well, how do you get to know anyone really?

A couple of things need to be in place. Let's consider the story of Stanza and Lara. Stanza is Sesotho speaking and Lara is French.

He happens to see her standing at a filling station (waiting for her English speaking translator who is in the shop) He approaches her and she is willing to engage in conversation. He opens it with a, "Hauw, Ausi ya motle, le kae fela le tsatsing lena?"

Lara looks at him with confusion written all over her face and posture. She raises her shoulders in response to hi greeting and he himself doesnt understand what's going on. He tries again, "Ausi dumela hle..." She is lost and replies, "Bonjour..." He doesn't understand and he simply waves and moves away.

The obvious problem here is a language barrier. The first hurdle to get over is knowing The Language of The Holy Spirit Who speaks The Word. The Language He speaks is The Word of God in every language we know.

Stanza would have to go and study French in order to communicate with Lara or Lara needs to go and learn Sesotho to do the inverse. The reason many seem to think they can't hear God speaking is because they don't know His language, and even though He may be speaking, we may think it's just our minds etc.

His Word is His Language. When in any situation where you may want to hate someone for example, The Holy Ghost may bring up in your mind and spirit the scriptures that speak of loving your fellow man because you read them and therefore He can use them to speak to you. 

Here it is...
The first thing we need to know is The Language of The Holy Spirit, and we do this by reading and studying His Word - The Holy Bible. When we read it and meditate on it like God told Joshua to do in Joshua 1:8.

On the next post...
The Second Thing We Need To Get To Know The Holy Spirit
Stay Tuned...

TGBTG!
The Messenger

The Pursuit Of Purpose 7

Hey Everybody!

I hope you are all good!

Ok, let's do this.

In TPOP 6, it became quite clear that The Holy Spirit is a Gift from God but also a Person that we can get to know and can teach us The Word which He inspired. We also understood that we need to have a great desire to do this because without this desire, our attempt would be feeble.

• Remember that we are still in pursuit of purpose and we need to put the necessary building blocks together in order to get to our goal. Soon I will deliver a formula that I learnt regarding this pursuit, but later in the series.

Now, picture a lady who we will name Debrah, and a gentleman we will call Joshua. Now Joshua happens to hear about Debrah from friends and is told many things ranging from her exquisite beauty to her delightful walk and bubbly personality. Another however tells of her fowl temper and lack of manners, while yet another speaks of her highly as a friendly person.

 

Now Joshua has a bit of a problem because there are conflicting reports about this gorgeous woman and he wonders what to think of her. What do you suppose he should do?

 

I agree, he should go find out for himself what kind of a person she is and have his own experience that he can attest to when he describes her. I suppose that's only logical and sure enough, the man approaches cautiously. He greets her with half a smile and his salutation is returned with a full one. He finds out as he gets to know her over the next few weeks that she has actually been checking him out as well and had been waiting for the time he would speak.

 

His desire grew from just meeting her, to desiring the marriage union and whether days were dark or sunny, they both worked together to MAKE the relationship work. Well, today they've been married for 29 years.

Here it is...
We've all grown up to hear one or other thing about God, The Holy Spirit and whoever told us something may have spoken well or ill about Him. The tragedy would be allowing what we've heard to be the only basis of our knowledge. It's only fair and logical to get to know Him ourselves and have our own experience that we can attest to. Yes?

On the next post...
The Steps To Get To Know The Holy Spirit
Stay Tuned

TGBTG!
The Messenger

The Pursuit Of Purpose 6

Heitha Daar Everybody.
I hope you are having a glorious day so far.

Guys, please don't be shy to leave a comment or two for me here so that I can get to know the amazing people that are learning together with me. It would really be cool to interact and fellowship.

Right, let's move right along shall we.

In TPOP 5 we were taught that it is critical to read The Word of God in order to gain The Highest Knowledge there is, The Knowledge of Christ Jesus our Lord. Also, we saw that it is best that we ask The Holy Spirit, the Writer of The Book to teach us about what He Wrote.

Now we need to put The Word and The Spirit together for the purpose of complete benefit.

We all know where to find a Bible and so getting The Word isn't that big a deal. Just grab The Holy Bible.

When Jesus Christ left the disciples in Acts chapter 1, He said this to them just before being taken up,

" Verse 8  But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."

Also, Luke 24:49 says,

"And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high."

Here we see that The Holy Ghost is actually a Gift promised by The Father and His Son and we therefore need only to accept Him into our lives.

The Holy Spirit is a Teacher as we heard in TPOP 5 and so He would have to be a Person Who walks with us on a daily basis. In order for us to move into a clear understanding of how He Works, we must realize this first.

So we need to do something very important. Anyone you want to meet or get to know has this advantage, you have a desire to do this. That desire determines the intensity you will have and the time you will spend trying to get or keep this person in your life. If our desire to get to know The Holy Spirit is there and great enough, moving forward is easy.

Here it is...
The Holy Spirit is a Gift from The Father and based on His Purpose here on earth, we need to make Him a Friend Who is with us everywhere we go, especially when we want to understand the Ways of God and how they should inform our lives. So He is just like someone you meet who you want to know a little better, and your desire defines just how much you do.

On the next post...
How Do We Put The Word and The Spirit Together Part 2
Stay Tuned...

TGBTG!
The Messenger

The Pursuit Of Purpose 5

Good Afternoon Fellow Brothers and Sister!

Hoping that all is going well or progressively as the very least, let's go straight into it.

In TPOP 4 we were introduced to the 'Knowledge Factor' when it comes to submission and the continuing pursuit of purpose.

It was made quite clear that The Knowledge Of Christ Jesus simply ranks far higher than any other knowledge, and this from one of the most educated men of The Bible, Apostle Paul. So we understand that we all gain knowledge with everyday of life and that is just fine, yet we need to know that This Knowledge of The Word, will save us from destruction.

Now, how do we acquire such Knowledge?

One might say, "Just read The Word of God"

That's fair, but we need to understand very well that the Bible was written by men who were entirely inspired by The Holy Spirit: 2 Timothy 3:16

• 'All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness...'

And so not only should we read The Bible which is indeed rich with The Knowledge that we need, but we NEED NEED NEED NEED NEED NEED to ask The Awesome Holy Spirit to teach us The Word that He Wrote through these chosen vessels.

• '1 Corinthians 2:10 : But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.'

Here it is:
It is when you put the Two together, The Word and The Spirit that you will truly gain the Knowledge of Christ Jesus because The Word of God isn't just a novel some guys came together, wrote and published, but It Is Revelation in Nature. For this reason, even when we read, we need revelation to grasp it and run with it!

On the next post...
How do we put the The Word and The Spirit Together?
Stay Tuned...

TGBTG!
The Messenger

The Pursuit Of Purpose 4

Good Morning Everyone! 

I pray the blessing of Joy and Peace leads your day.

Ok, let's continue on swiftly. In TPOP 3, we saw how submission really isn't as difficult as we make it out to be. In fact, it's in our nature and is only challenged by who or what we need to submit to...and that is a matter of perspective.

Now we move on to what I call, 'The Knowledge Factor'. Remember I said that we submit selectively and we do it when we -know- we are going to benefit more than when we don't.

When we talk about Knowledge, we refer to something dependable and mostly relied on for choices made and really, the way one leads his/her life.

The well known scripture in Hosea 4:6 tells that we are destroyed for a lack of knowledge. When I thought a lot about this scripture, I asked the Question, "What Knowledge?"

We are taken to school early on in our lives to go and gain...knowledge. WE go through every grade building on that very knowledge, coupled with our experiences etc.

In time, Jehovah was Faithful in answering this question with Philippians 3.8a. In the New Living Translation:

• Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.'

In the King James Version it reads,

• 'Yea doubtless, and I count all things but a loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord'

From verse 5 to verse 6, he recounts what he deemed great knowledge in all his education and teachings until The Knowledge of Christ Jesus was put in the mix and this is the answer I received.

Here it is:
All knowledge gained on earth is of good value, but won't save you from destruction lest you make your principle Knowledge, Christ Jesus - The Word of God. For this reason, as we go through life learning and learning, remember that the all knowing God is your best route forward. 

If we know that we are being told to submit to a God that has all available and unavailable knowledge, how hard can it be to submit to His Will?

On the next post...
The acquisition and of The Knowledge of Christ.
Stay Tuned...

TGBTG!
The Messenger

The Pursuit Of Purpose 3

Ladies and Gentlemen, hello and thank you so much for your support. I hope these posts are doing some good in your lives as they are in mine.

I apologize for the delay in the continuation of the series, I've had to deal with an injury to my foot, but have come back strong and ready to dish out some more from Jehovah.

Right, now in TPOP 2 we have dealt with the introduction to the importance of submission and its fundamental place in one's life, work, and ultimately, everywhere where you are not the highest authority.

Now the question here is, just how hard is submission to execute? Is it that kind of thing that is so hard that we shy away from it and decide to avoid it as best we can?

Actually, submission isn't as hard as we make it out to be. Instead it's selective submission that draws us to look at it as next to impossible.

Here are a few examples:

• Steven calls his younger brother John, and tells him that he is hungry and thinks they should go out to the mall and have lunch at MAXIS's. John agrees that they should have lunch but suggests John Dory's instead. Steven says, "It's cool and will come pick him up in 10 minutes. John says, "Fine, I will be ready"

• You walk into Nedbank and stand at 'inquiries'. A friendly lady 'service champion' comes to you and asks why you are there. You say you want to open an investment account. She then tells you to come out of that queue and go to another one that leads to consultants who deal directly with that.

In both instances, submission can be seen everywhere. John submitted to Steven's request for lunch but then Steven submitted to John's choice of restaurant instead of his own. John then submitted to the amount of time he had to prepare himself.

At Nedbank, you don't even stand and have a 10 minute conversation with the lady about why you should leave the queue, instead you go out of the queue with no questions and await your turn where she directed.

• Lastly, I heard the story of a lady (we'll call her Sarah) who was engaged to a man (we'll call Abram) who simply didn't want her to have a tattoo, particularly where she wanted to put it. Sarah was quite unwilling to heed to this request and planned to do it anyway. They were planning to get married and this was a problem for Abram because she wouldn't listen. 

• She then applied for a job at a company that had strict rules about what you wear and tattoos weren't allowed to be shown. Where she wanted it was going to be in plain sight and very quickly decided against it for the sake of her desired company.

You see, we become stubborn thinking that submission is a loss of your will power to do something you want to do, and yet it comes naturally to us. She chose to submit easily to the company but not to fiance Abram who wanted the same thing. So what makes submission hard?

Here it is:
Submission is easy when you see that you will benefit more than if you choose otherwise. It becomes difficult when you think of it as losing your way when in many cases, losing your way is actually the best way.

The Lord God Almighty shows us the way that we SHOULD go and from it we will benefit more than anyone else can predict. The Nedbank lady knew more about what you wanted than you did and took you to a place you will get there quicker; the right place, the right person, the right time. God knows more than even her...so why not submit to Him as a matter of habit?

On the next post...
The Knowledge Factor of submission in purpose.
Stay Tuned...

TGBTG!
The Messenger