"And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not." Isaiah 58:11.
This text is a figure of speech assuring us that God will make healthy ... deliver ... redeem ... save, and otherwise be the advocate of all who choose to please Him by surrendering themselves completely to Him so that He can bless them with a life of peaceful well-being unto effective good works.
Christianist Libertarians believe and teach the importance of an individual's complete growth and development of the spirit, soul (will / mind / emotions), and body. The following list should be read from the bottom to top to find out where and how you are; so you can go into, then unto, then within, and finally throughout where and how you would, should and could go onward and upward on your Journey Of Life With God; and prepare yourself to get out of the way - AND LET GOD BE GOD - in you!
Does life surpass genius - to "spiritually surpass genius" - to will surpassing genius - to know surpassing genius - to feel surpassing genius?
Is life genius - to "spirit genius" - to will genius - to know genius - to feel genius?
Is life greater yet - to "spirit greater yet" - to will greater yet - to know greater yet - to feel greater yet?
Is life greater - to "spirit greater" - to will greater - to know greater - to feel greater?
Is life great - to "spirit great" - to will great - to know great - to feel great?
Is life more excellence - to "spirit more excellence" - to will more excellence - to know more excellence - to feel more excellence?
Is life excellent - to "spirit excellent" - to will excellent - to know excellent - to feel excellent?
Is life best - to "will best" - to know best - to feel best?
Is life better - to "know better" - to feel better?
Is life good - to "feel good"?
Is life good - to "feel good"?
"For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee..." Jeremiah 30:17.
"Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health..." 2 John 1:2.
Is life better - to "know better" - to feel better?
"But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." 2 Peter 3:18. "Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord." 2 Peter 1:2.
"Many believers want more of God's kindness ('grace') and peace, but they are unwilling to put forth the effort to get to know him better through Bible study and prayer. To enjoy the privileges God offers us freely, we have to combine getting to know him better ('knowledge of God') with complete truth." - Life Application Bible, p. 2207.
Is life best - to "will best" - to know best - to feel best?
"But covet earnestly the best gifts...." 1 Corinthians 12:31(a).
"The best gifts are those that are more beneficial to the body of Christ. Paul has already made it clear that one gift is not superior to another, but he urged the believers to discover how they can serve Christ's body with the gifts God has given them. Your spiritual gifts are not for your own self-advancement. They were given to you for serving God and enhancing the spiritual growth of the body of believers." - Life Application Bible, p. 2018.
Is life excellent - to "spirit excellent" - to will excellent - to know excellent - to feel excellent?
"That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ." Philippians 1:10.
"Paul prayed that the Philippian believers would 'approve things that are excellent' - in other words, that they would have the ability to differentiate between right and wrong, good and bad, vital and trivial. We ought to pray for discernment so we can avoid the criticism of unbelievers by maintaining our Christian morals and values." - Life Application Bible, p. 2085.
"Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm." Daniel 6:3.
"He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man [woman] of understanding is of an excellent spirit." Proverbs 17:28.
"Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge." Proverbs 22:20.
Is life more excellence - to "spirit more excellence" - to will more excellence - to know more excellence - to feel more excellence?
"But now hath he [Christ] obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises." Hebrews 8:6.
"And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent..." Romans 2:18.
"...And yet show I unto you a more excellent way." 1 Corinthians 12:31(b).
If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don't love, I'm nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate.
If I speak God's Word with power, revealing all his mysteries [secrets] and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, 'Jump,' and it jumps, but I don't love, I'm nothing.
If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr; but I don't love, I've gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I'm bankrupt without [disciplined] love.
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Love never gives up. |
Doesn't keep score of the sins of others, |
| Love cares more for others than for self. | Doesn't revel when others grovel, |
| Love doesn't want what it doesn't have. | Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth, |
| Love doesn't strut, | Puts up with anything, |
| Doesn't have a swelled head, | Trusts God always, |
| Doesn't force itself on others, | Always looks for the best, |
| Isn't always 'me first,' | Never looks back, |
| Doesn't fly off the handle, | But keeps going to the end |
Love never dies. Inspired speech [which includes praise-worthy songs] will be over some day; praying in tongues will end, understanding will reach its limit. We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete. But when the Complete arrives, our incompletes will be canceled.
Is life great - to "spirit great" - to will great - to know great - to feel great?
"But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price." 1 Peter 2:4.
"We have great joy and consolation in thy love..." Philemon 1:7(a).
"Paul reflected on Philemon's kindness, love, and comfort. He had opened his heart and his home to the church. We should do likewise, opening ourselves and our homes to others, offering Christian fellowship to refresh people's spirits." - Life Application Bible, p. 2152.
Is life greater - to "spirit greater" - to will greater - to know greater - to feel greater?
"For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him all things that himself doeth: and he will show him greater works than these, that ye may marvel." John 5:20.
"Because of his unity with God, Jesus lived as God wanted him to live. Because of our identification with Jesus, we must honor him and live as he wants us to live." - Life Application Bible, p. 1809.
"Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world." 1 John 4:4.
"It is easy to be frightened by the wickedness we see all around us and overwhelmed by the problems we face. Evil is obviously much stronger than we are. John assures us, however, that God is stronger yet. He will conquer all evil - and his Spirit and his Word live in our hearts!" - Life Application Bible, p. 2221.
Is life greater yet - to "spirit greater yet" - to will greater yet - to know greater yet - to feel greater yet?
"So David waxed [grew] greater and greater: for the Lord of hosts was with him." 1 Chronicles 11:9.
"David's power and fame increased as a direct result of his consistent trust in God....Those who are concerned about building a name for themselves risk losing the very recognition they crave. Like David, we should be concerned for righteousness, honesty, and excellence, and leave the results up to God." - Life Application Bible, p. 737.
Is life genius - to "spirit genius" - to will genius - to know genius - to feel genius?
"Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry? I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee. And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not show the interpretation of the thing: and I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom. Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation." Daniel 5:13-17.
Explanation of "gods/Gods" in above text. Beings Daniel was familiar with all the heathen gods, but most of all the Living God The Father, God The Son, God The Holy Spirit - as well as their Super-Nature of being Sovereign, Omnipresent, Omniscient, Omnipotent - Daniel was able to decipher "the writing on the wall." Amen!
Does life surpass genius - to "spiritually surpass genius" - to will surpassing genius - to know surpassing genius - to feel surpassing genius?
This is the highest level to be attained to and can be experienced only in the Future Life with Christ. "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him." 1 Corinthians 2:9.
"Beloved, now are we the sons [daughters] of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is." 1 John 3:2.
Our Extremity - Is God's Opportunity!
When we come to the end of ourselves we have only begun to come to Agreement With God!
God reveals Himself in His Word; so you yourself can be real with Him; so between He and your agreeing cooperation, you can be healed of His Spiritual Truth and be sealed likened to Himself!
"According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity [love]. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ." 2 Peter 1:3-8.
"Our faith must go beyond what we believe; it must become a dynamic part of all we do, resulting in good works and spiritual maturity. Salvation does not depend on good works, but it results in good works. A person who claims to be saved while remaining unchanged does not understand faith or what God has done for him." - Life Application Bible, p. 2208.
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