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1 | Are you quite sure about that? | Eccl 11:6 | Aixen7z4 | 100133 | ||
So why is there that little doubt in your mind? When Jesus was here he had no doubt. He said he knew the father was always with him. He never had that little doubt. He did always the things that please the Father. But you do not. Sometimes you do not know whether you do or not. That's the truth. Please don’t say it’s because Jesus was or is God. Please read on. When Jesus directed his disciples in fishing he told them to cast their nets on the right side of the ship; not the left, or front, or back. When they needed money to pay the tax he directed them to the fish with the coin in its mouth. Does he direct you, directly, like that? Please don’t say it’s because Jesus was here in person. Please read on. When the Lord spoke through Ezekiel, the prophet said, “The spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, ‘Go, shut thyself within thine house. And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover. But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD’”. Would you not like to be clear about God’s will as that? Please don’t say that was the Old Testament. Read on. It happened in the life of Paul the Apostle. After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. And after he had seen the vision, immediately they endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called them for to preach the gospel unto them. Wouldn’t you like it if the Lord led you as definitely as that? But now he says sow the seed, though some may fall on bad ground. Preach the gospel even if it is the wrong season. Come to think of it, Jesus spoke to the people even when some had no ears to hear. Ezekiel was to speak whether the people would listen or not. Paul preached in Macedonia and got put in jail. And some of you are reading this and asking what’s the point. And some of you have an answer, mingled with doubt. You say God never leaves us alone and you forget that he sometimes does that “for a small moment” (Isa 54:7). You are not sure that he does not do that for a longer period of time. Are you confident he has given you the answer you are about to give? |
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2 | Are you quite sure about that? | Eccl 11:6 | keynam | 100140 | ||
I am very confident in the answer I'm about to give you I just read Isa 54:7 and I feel that the reason "for a small momentI have forsaken thee" is because the barren woman was considered to have sinned and the Bible says that God cannot look on sin which is why we must repent everyday if we want God to see us. About God leaving us alone, as a whole I still say know. Put it this way we as Christians always have a tendancy to say something told me to do this or something told me to do that. Like for instance if you were about to make a left turn and you all of a sudden changed your mind a made a right turn and later on you heard there was a fatal accident at the time you would've been on that street. that most definately wasn't your mind telling you that but if you pray like I do before I start driving you ask God to protect you from hurt harm and danger and God's way of doing that is by having you change your mind. Another thing I must say that I'm guilty of is we as a human race are always too busy we pray but we don't take the time to sit and listen to what God has to say in return. Think about it do you like to be involved in one sided conversations where you don't get a chance to talk. Neither does God so I still say He's always there and I stick by my previous scriptures. |
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3 | Are you quite sure about that? | Eccl 11:6 | Aixen7z4 | 100144 | ||
Keyman, I am glad to see you here. If I understand correctly, God has been speaking to you for some time, and you have recently responded by committing your life to him. I trust you will continue to find encouragement in your church and also on this forum. Let me say that one-sided conversations are OK with me as long as the person is talking about the Lord or about what the Lord has said. It happens sometimes in church and we can bear with it, even enjoy it, when the preacherman is telling us “Thus saith the Lord”. I am happy that you read at least one of the passages mentioned in that post before responding. I trust that you considered the others as well. In some sense we are responding now, among ourselves, to a one-way conversation in which God has been speaking to us in the Bible. What has he been saying to us? And how have we responded? Have we even asked him to make it clear to us? We may not like one-way conversations because we think we have something important to say, I suppose. But if God is speaking, we should be willing to listen. This thread is asking us two questions. First, would we be concerned about the possibility God is not directing us and we are acting on our own? Also, when we speak for God, we would hope and like to think that the people are listening. But sometimes it seems they are not listening. Should we continue speaking anyway? God seems to be saying that there are times when he withdraws himself in order to induce us to seek him. We would not want to miss that message. First and foremost, we need him for ourselves, to guide us. He does not want us to go on without him. And when we speak, we want to speak his words, not ours. He wants us to speak when he sees fit and not in a time of our own choosing. But what if we are not listening? I think you are exactly correct in saying that God does not want a one-way conversation. He has spoken to us and he wants us to talk to him. It is not to tell him our opinion, which is often why we want our turn in the conversation, but to ask him. In other words, to pray. Sometimes it seems that God is not talking, but it may be that we are talking and not listening. Sometimes it seems that he is listening and we are not talking, to him. Even now it seems that we are talking to each other and not to him. I don’t think he likes that either, to be left out of the conversation. So, Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things. And Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. |
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4 | Are you quite sure about that? | Eccl 11:6 | Ken hepting | 100157 | ||
I believe you both need to have a deeper understanding of what Paul was speaking of when using the word "edify". Here are some verses to ponder: Romans 14:19 (NASB-U) So then we pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another. 1 Cor. 10:23 (NASB-U) All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but not all things edify. 1 Cor. 14:4 (NASB-U) One who speaks in a tongue edifies himself; but one who prophesies edifies the church. 1 Thes. 5:11 (NASB-U) Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing. 1 Corth 14 is indespensable in the matter of edifying because there is where the mind of the Lord is generated within us. So when we read the scriptures it's like making deposits to our spiritual bank account which He draws upon at the appointed times in our lives. How's that except we have His mind and His word built up in us. It is not our mind and His word because the letter of the word 'can' kill but the Spirit of God brings life when the word is spoken from Him and it will be the word He desires you to speak because you have His Mind. Make sense? |
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5 | Are you quite sure about that? | Eccl 11:6 | Aixen7z4 | 100164 | ||
Yes, Ken, we do need a deeper understanding. That is the reason we are sharing here. Please share your insights on the topic. Also, please share something about yourself by filling out the User Profile. It will give us an idea how far you have come and why you think it is only we who need a deeper understanding. And let us not put a stumbling block in front of our weaker brethren. Let us pursue the things which make for peace and the building up of one another. But can you explain how building up one another helps us to know the mind of God. Is it by getting stronger that we get closer to God? And are you quite sure about that? |
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6 | Are you quite sure about that? | Eccl 11:6 | Ken hepting | 100172 | ||
[But can you explain how building up one another helps us to know the mind of God. Is it by getting stronger that we get closer to God? And are you quite sure about that?] Quite contrary here. the closer you get to God the stronger you get. Philip. 2:5 (KJV) Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:.........the man. What "mind" did He have? He had His Father's.. John 5:19 (NASB-U) Therefore Jesus answered and was saying to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner. Now when Paul speaks this.... Romans 8:11 (NASB-U) "But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you." We can see the possibilities if we apply ourselves to "becoming a son". Once we are saved and justified we [are called to] move on to sonhip by the possess of Sanctification and that by abandoning our lives [flesh] at the cross and walking away from them. Jesus did that...as a Son. If we consider ourselves sons and daughters, should we expect less as a requirement from OUR Father. |
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7 | Are you quite sure about that? | Eccl 11:6 | Aixen7z4 | 100195 | ||
I am sorry to say that I have no idea what you are talking about, or how it might be related to our topic. I will read your note again when I have the time. In the meantime, you might want to read the question again and review the comments of others. God bless you as you do, and if you write on this thread again, please make sure it is related to the question, and please try to make it clear. | ||||||
8 | Are you quite sure about that? | Eccl 11:6 | Ken hepting | 100197 | ||
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9 | Are you quite sure about that? | Eccl 11:6 | Aixen7z4 | 100203 | ||
Thanks you for sharing that. I must say I have met only one other person with the burden you described. Is it widespread, as far as you know? I must say also that that burden seemed to put that brother at odds with almost everyone he met as they did not seem to understand the idea of practical sonship and the need for that type of relationship with Father. Do you think that seeking that type of relationship would help us to more clearly discern the will of God? Is it that we need to have a closer walk with him? |
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10 | Are you quite sure about that? | Eccl 11:6 | Ken hepting | 100205 | ||
[Do you think that seeking that type of relationship would help us to more clearly discern the will of God? Is it that we need to have a closer walk with him?] I thank you for your kind remarks and yes to your question because it is the will of God that you become. He wants genuine sons and daughters to share His kingdom and not a bunch kids who need to be bottle fed ...continually. Have ever heard of Oswald Chambers? He's the author of "My Utmost for His Highest", the most popular daily devotional read today? Here's an excerpt: http://www.myutmost.org/index.html AFTER OBEDIENCE - WHAT? And straightway He constrained His disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side. . . ." Mark 6:45-52 We are apt to imagine that if Jesus Christ constrains us, and we obey Him, He will lead us to great success. We must never put our dreams of success as God's purpose for us; His purpose may be exactly the opposite. We have an idea that God is leading us to a particular end, a desired goal; He is not. The question of getting to a particular end is a mere incident. What we call the process, God calls the end. What is my dream of God's purpose? His purpose is that I depend on Him and on His power now. If I can stay in the middle of the turmoil calm and unperplexed, that is the end of the purpose of God. God is not working towards a particular finish; His end is the process - that I see Him walking on the waves, no shore in sight, no success, no goal, just the absolute certainty that it is all right because I see Him walking on the sea. It is the process, not the end, which is glorifying to God. God's training is for now, not presently. His purpose is for this minute, not for something in the future. We have nothing to do with the afterwards of obedience; we get wrong when we think of the afterwards. What men call training and preparation, God calls the end. God's end is to enable me to see that He can walk on the chaos of my life just now. If we have a further end in view, we do not pay sufficient attention to the immediate present: if we realize that obedience is the end, then each moment as it comes is precious. Hope this helps. |
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