JoAnn's Spiritual Lessons: Some names of God

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JoAnn's Spiritual Lessons: Holy Spirit Study # 1

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JoAnn's Spiritual Lessons: Foolishness and Wisdom

JoAnn's Spiritual Lessons: Foolishness and Wisdom: Psalm 14:1 The Holy Bible, New King James Version Copyright © 1982 by   Thomas Nelson, Inc. (NKJV) To the Chief Musician.   A Psalm   o...

Foolishness and Wisdom

Psalm 14:1 The Holy Bible, New King James Version Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. (NKJV)

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt,
They have done abominable works, There is none who does good.

Daniel 2:20-21 (NKJV)

²⁰ Daniel answered and said:

“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, For wisdom and might are His. ²¹ And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who have understanding.

Isaiah 29:14 (NKJV)

¹⁴ Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvelous work Among this people, A marvelous work and a wonder; For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, And the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden.”

Proverbs 12:15 (NKJV)

¹⁵ The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But he who heeds counsel is wise.

Matthew 5:22 (NKJV)

²² But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of hell fire.

Matthew 12:37 (NKJV)

³⁷ For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Titus 3:3 (NKJV)

³ For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.

Proverbs 9:6 (NKJV)

⁶ Forsake foolishness and live, And go in the way of understanding.

1 Corinthians 1:18-31 (NKJV)

¹⁸ For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. ¹⁹ For it is written:

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”

²⁰ Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? ²¹ For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. ²² For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; ²³ but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks^[b] foolishness, ²⁴ but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. ²⁵ Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. ²⁶ For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. ²⁷ But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; ²⁸ and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, ²⁹ that no flesh should glory in His presence. ³⁰ But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption— ³¹ that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.”

1Corinthians 2:13-16 (NKJV)

¹³ These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy^[a] Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. ¹⁴ But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. ¹⁵ But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. ¹⁶ For “who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.

My Comments: Though the New Testament cautions us to call none Raca which means fool there are Scripture that tell us what a foolish way to live is and what wisdom is. The fool says in their heart, “There is no God.” And a wise man believes His word and follows after Him and experience Truth and understanding.

A wise person realizes they need God and Salvation because they are a sinner who is broken and they need a relationship with the God of the Universe and can only have that by going through Jesus Christ who died on the Cross for our sins, for us sinners. The truth of God’s word brings us to the understanding that we are all sinners and this leads us to repentance, acceptance of Jesus and a relationship with Abba Father and a filling of the Holy Spirit. But none of this happens until we are broken and willing to forsake the foolishness of the teachings of the world and accept the Righteousness of the Salvation of Jesus and walk in the way of understanding in wisdom.

Abba Father, open our hearts to your truth and give us Your understanding that we may be wise in Your truth. Help us to know Your and all follow all You have for us to know that we may be wise in our relationship with You. For those who do not know Your wisdom I pray their hearts be opened and all barriers be removed for them to reject the wisdom of the world and receive Yours through the Righteousness of Your Son Jesus the Christ who lived and died for all on the Cross. I pray all will be filled with the Holy Spirit and know Your Truth, understanding and wisdom and walk with You all the days of their lives, our lives. In Jesus name in union with the Holy Spirit, I pray to You Father God. Amen.

Rebishka

JoAnn's Spiritual Lessons: The First Born?

JoAnn's Spiritual Lessons: The First Born?: Colossians 1:15 (NKJV) The Holy Bible, New King James Version Copyright © 1982 by   Thomas Nelson, Inc. (NKJV) 15  He is the image of...

The First Born?

Colossians 1:15 (NKJV) The Holy Bible, New King James Version Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. (NKJV)

¹⁵ He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

Colossians 1:18 (NKJV)

¹⁸ And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

Ephesians 4:1-6 (NKJV)

4 I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, ² with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, ³ endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. ⁴ There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; ⁵ one Lord, one faith, one baptism; ⁶ one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you^[a] all.

Mark 3:25 (NKJV)

²⁵ And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

Romans 12:5 (NKJV)

⁵ so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another.

Romans 12:10 (NKJV)

¹⁰ Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another;

Luke 12:52 (NKJV)

⁵² For from now on five in one house will be divided: three against two, and two against three.

Matthew 19:29 (NKJV)

²⁹ And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife^[a]or children or lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.

My Comments: Lets look at “Firstborn” first shall we? Most of us in the world think of the first child to be born is the firstborn child yet that is not how God looks at it as you will notice when you look at the stories in the Bible about Isaac and Jacob and others. It was rather about position or importance. And Christ Jesus though fully God chose to be born fully man and was considered the firstborn in that respect yet we know He was not the firstborn if we were to look at a calendar of evens here on earth, right? There is also the firstborn in order of prominence to God the Father’s plans and Christ Jesus was surely the Firstborn in that regard.

When we accept Jesus as our Savior we are born into the Family of God the Father. We leave our earthly Father, Mother, Sister, Brother and become a part of the Family of God. It doesn’t mean we stop loving them of never talk to them again as some cults have taught yet rather it is we know who our true family is and we want them to come into the Family of God as well.

In some countries when on person comes to Jesus’ Salvation they go home and tell all their biological or adopted families the “Good New” as the Gospel is called, and whole families are converted and become born into the Family of God. The old nature is dead and we are Born Again through the Sacrifice, and blood of our Lord Jesus the second person of the Holy Trinity. None can come to the Father except through the Son. Then they are filled with the Holy Spirit. Many who are Born Again experience a total change in their way of living, talking and being. Yet many of us take a bit longer and some a very long time to change.

We are cautioned to love one another to bear with each others burdens, to turn the other cheek, not sue our brethren, when asked to help we are cautioned to help and we are asked to cry or laugh with our brethren who are crying or laughing. We of the Family of God are not to be divided as our earthly families because beloveds we are to have the Love of God in our hearts for all. Love is a command not a choice. When filled with the Love of God it overflows to the Love of all. Christ is Love and he is the Firstborn of God because He is God and was born man.

Many are Firstborn in a different fashion than when one is born from their Mothers womb. Though I was the first to be born from my folks it would not have mattered if God had called my Sister first. Then she would have been one of the First Born. As it is I am that person and what joy fills my heart to know He has called me out of the world to walk with Him. Though I would tarry in the garden with Him, He has work for me to do so I go forth as He has me to do because I am His First Born and He is my Abba Father. May you be His as well and he yours.

Abba Father, thank You for calling us out of the world and into Your Family. For those not yet accepting of the gift of Salvation I pray You will open their hearts so they will be willing to hear Your call and respond to Your free gift of Love. May all our families and loved ones come to Salvation and may they all be Born Again into the Family of God whatever it takes to bring them to Your Family.

Lord Jesus, Lamb of God worthy is Your name and Holy and Righteous are You. Thank You for Your Sacrifice and love and for calling us out to know and follow You and all You give us to do. Help us to reject the world and snares of the evil one. Protect us and our families for his wiles, snares and pitfalls. Keep us as the apple of the eye of God and fill us with You Holy Spirit.

Holy Spirit, guide, strengthen, fill us with wisdom and understanding, knowledge and truth so our lives will be fully Abba’s and we will walk with the Lord forever. In Jesus Holy and precious name in union with the Holy Spirit I pray, Amen.

Rebishka