Wednesday, May 18, 2016

The Wisdom and the Knowledge of God!



‘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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