Let us deeply ponder on the things of GOD.
Where any lacks the wisdom , let him or her ASK of GOD who will freely given us all the wisdom we need IN CHRIST to do all things pleasing in HIS SIGHT .
And now a question . Ponder on this one . HOW do we truly KNOW if we are as one who sees the Kingdom of heaven , of Christ , AS a pearl of great price.
Truly their is an answer .
And the answer is summed up in another question . What are our desires and ambitions in this life . It should be one whole hearted desire .
And paul knows what he was talking about . He talks about the prize, the mark , the strait he was in . You can see it
in examples when the apostels were beaten and left rejoicing . You can see the answer when they sang in prison . You can see it when paul said
I have learned to be content . You can see it in those writings . In the acts of the apostels . You can see it in the messages to the seven churches .
The whole heart and mind must be somewhere . If men could sing and rejoice when they were beaten and in prison . If paul could rejoice and have no fear
when he said I have finished my course , my depature is at hand . THEN YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEIR HEART TRULY WAS.
And it sure could not have been on worldy ambitoins or cares and pleasures in life . Had it been on those things, they would have feared to have to suffer loss
they would have feared in that last hour right before They knew that their sentence from society was about to be passed.
NEITHER paul nor peter, sounded one ounce afraid , when they both said about putting off this tabernacle . Peter knew his end on earth was nigh
and had no fear . HIS ONLY concern ..............Was making sure the church would have those things needful , EVEN after his decease .
THEY MIND was on GOD , on heaven , and their concern was all about OTHERS and their salvation . Its why I beg and plead. PICK the bible back up
be reminded , be stirred up by those examples , by way of remembering . We running out of time . And we need to do as peter said ,
MAKE that calling and election sure , for if you do these things , YOU WILL NEVER FALL . We need to be reminding one another of those examples .
OF JESUS sayings, Of HIS pattern, of the pattern that those apostels kept and taught . WE really need to be reminded and have that built in us .
Their is a reason why , those letters were put into a book over time . THEY FOR our admonish , that we be thoroughly equipped , instructed in righteousness,
That we be prepared unto every good work . That we be built up , so that men are no longer tossed to and fro by every sleight of man , who deceives .
We must be praying one for another . Pray the LORD , his will be done . If we lack in this area, PRAY FOR WISDOM , ask in Faith
and be not double minded. BE SINGLE MINDED, meaning , ALL about the heavenly , all cares above and not here on things of this earth .