Good Morning,
As we enter the beginning of a new calendar year, we are crossing over into new territory that we have never seen before. Each day will bring with it brand new and unknown events and challenges, yet our God has confidence in us to face them and come forth victorious. There are two things that we must work on and develop this year that may have been cast to the side, as we have been acquiring so much information and knowledge in the Kingdom, and they are love and holiness. God's love and His holiness is the dividing line between the sheep and the goats, between the wheat and the tares. So as we approach this year of 2011, we can be sure that we must,"make our ears attentive to skillful and Godly Wisdom and incline and direct our hearts and minds to understanding [applying all of our powers to the quest of it]; Yes, if we cry out for insight and raise our voices for understanding, if we seek Wisdom as for silver and search for skillful and Godly Wisdom as for hidden treasures, then we will understand the reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of [our omniscient] God, for the Lord gives skillful and Godly Wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.." (Proverbs 2:2-6) God will give to us Wisdom, knowledge and understanding, as we seek for it like silver or hidden treasures. How many of us can honestly say that we have sought God's Wisdom as we would or do seek for hidden treasures or silver? Just think of the images that pop into mind, (especially with the aid of television) the lengths and depths that people will go through on their quest for treasure. They will endanger live and limb to find it. Yet, for us we will lay around our spiritual apathy and let others go digging for us the deep treasures that God has in store for those who are seekers. If you have no understanding about God's love and holiness, it is time for you to mine for silver and treasures of Wisdom. Get your 'hard hat' on for there will be some perils as you seek and search, but in the end, you will come out with the benefits and blessings of finding treasures. Listen, "for He hides away sound and godly Wisdom and stores it for the righteous (those who are upright and in right standing with Him);.. (Prov.2:7) There are awesome things in store for us seekers!
Considering that our Father has left the choosing up to us; "I call heaven and earth to witness this day against you that I have set before you life and death, the blessings and the curses; therefore choose life, that you and your descendants may live." (Deut. 30:19) You are saying, "hey I've already made a choice, I have chosen God", yet everyday we get to choose to obey or not. We must choose to be doers of the Word of God and not hearers only, otherwise, we end up deceiving ourselves that we are true Christians. True Christians are all the time endeavoring to do the Word, they have slips, falls, scraps, and bruises, but they get back up to do it. While others hear and may even attempt to 'do', but quit. We have God's DNA in us, so we never quit, we always win, that's why we keep at it! (read James 1:21-25) Remember, the foundation of our Kingdom is built upon God's love and His love is in us and the character, the outward clothing of this love which is seen by holiness. So we must begin a fresh new quest for silver and hidden treasure in the Word, seek and search out love and holiness. " Every Scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, and for training in righteousness (in holy living, in conformity to God's will and thought, purpose and action): " (II Timothy 3:16)
In the year 2011, our seeking and searching must be brushed up. We must become skilled in God's love and in our lives unto holiness. There will be enough to to go around, both blessings and the testings that cause us to be proven and approved by God. So, no more excuses, it's not your pastor's fault, nor your Church's fault, the choice is yours. Yes, the Church and the pastor have their part to do, "they have to study to show themselves approved unto God, a workman that needeth not be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth." (II Tim. 2:15), but that doesn't mean that we do nothing but listen. Let's seek and search for treasures together!
"Seek and search for treasure"
Love,
Pastor D.
Daughters of Z 