‘Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and
knowledge of God!
How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond
tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his
counselor?” “Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them?”
For from him and through him and for him are all
things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.’ – Romans 11:33-36 NIV
Most of us would like
to become smart and intelligent. Therefore, we study very hard to gain much
knowledge, in order to solve anything that comes on our way and to help and
teach others—passing same knowledge to same and lower generations. This means
that not only study is for younger generations, but it is also for older
generations. Hence, what my father has said about study is right, that studies
never end, and we can finish homework but we cannot finish studies.
Nevertheless, God is
omniscient—all-knowing—so He knows the past, the present and the future (Revelation 1:8), due to the fact that He is
the Creator of the universe (Genesis 1:1) . He has created us in the
image of God (Genesis 1:27) and to be His children (Ephesians 1:4-5). Because of this, Jesus
Christ was crucified on the cross for our sins, in order to bring us back in
unity with God through faith in Him (Hebrews 2:14-15). The main reason that
Jesus came into Earth in the human being, as the perfect image of God (Colossians 1:15; Hebrews 1:3), and had to be crucified to
save us spiritually is God knows every physical and spiritual sin that we are
going to make but He could not sacrifice Himself in His Kingdom because He is
absolutely perfect and righteous Creator (Philippians 2:6-11).
But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known,
to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness is given through
faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew
and Gentile, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all
are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ
Jesus. God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding
of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his
righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed
beforehand unpunished—he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present
time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
(Romans 3:21-26)
Since we have unity
with God through faith in Jesus Christ and we have been made to be His
children, God desires us to be in relationship with Him by depending on Him all
the time (Matthew 5:3) and getting to know Him
intimately (John 17:3). For these reasons, not only I
want to become a Christian Writer, but I also want to become a theologian. It is
not like I am trying to be more clever than God but since He is my everything,
I want to know Him deeply and intimately as I possibly can. My plan of being a
Christian-Writer is writing Christian books, novels and devotionals because I
love to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ through writing. However, I have no
idea how to write Christian novels so I have to go to a Bible College after
Unitec, which finishes at June or July, and depend on the Spirit of God all the
time and see where the Spirit leads me. Although I found that going to Unitec
is the will of God for me right now because of the particular reasons, I find
it quite hard to follow lecture(s) along. If I just quit Unitec because of my
desire to study theology, then I sin. Hebrews 6:1-6 declares that when we sin against
God purposely, we are basically crucifying Jesus Christ all over again. Hence,
I am completely trusting in God and going to try my best to finish the computer
course (Proverbs 3:5-8).
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to
prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you
will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will
seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:11-13)
All of us need to know
that we do not have to become a pastor, an evangelist, or missionary when we
become followers of Jesus Christ. Nevertheless, God wants us to worship Him through
everything with full-devotion and in truth (John 4:23-24). Not only we are supposed to
serve God, but we also have to serve others through love (Galatians 5:13) as loving others is the
main proof that we are in Him (1 John 4:11-12). Therefore, wherever we are
and whatever we are doing, we have to let the Spirit of God to overtake us, in
order to keep in tune with God (Romans 12:1-2). This is where I am weak at,
to be honest. Thus, for this reason, I believe that becoming an ambassador of
Jesus Christ at Unitec is the will of God for me, so I trying my best to become
the light of Jesus Christ over there, even though my interest is in theology
course (Matthew 5:14-16).
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all
creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth,
visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all
things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and
in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he
is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything
he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell
in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on
earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the
cross.
Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because
of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body
through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from
accusation—if you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move
from the hope held out in the gospel. (Colossians 1:15-23)
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