Friend, it is important to know intellectually that God is Sovereign in all things; both of this world and the universes and of the unseen world and universes.

It is important to investigate what Sovereign means so that we are able to have full faith in Sovereign God and know that there is no other who can help us.

For instance, "Do things happen by chance, ever?"

With a Sovereign God, the answer is "No!"

In the book "The Invisible Hand"  by R.C. Sproul, I found this sentence and it spoke to me.

If one molecule flies wild by chance, then God is not Sovereign.

This is a place to start your thinking, searching, meditation and understanding of Who God Is. Chance has no power. It is only a word. Luck is the same - no power at all.

When we see accidents or incidents where we perceive someone is lucky or by luck escaped an accident, that is not by chance, but by the Sovereign Will of God.

He does not cause bad things to happen or people to sin, but He allows them to have freewill for His Perfectly Divine and Good Purposes.

By our own intentions, not considering God's Will, we cause things in our life to happen that are out of God's Will for us.

He can cause all things to come to gether for His Good for us when we comply with His Will; allowing Him full rein in our lives. But, when we do our own thing, we push at the time boundary and cause suffering and sadness when we could have a more meaningful life if we cut off our own will and fully immersed our ego in His Will, a lot sooner.

God has an eternal perspective that we do not have.

He is Sovereign.

Friend, as believers in Jesus the Christ, we have a desire to know what the Will of God is for us.

It is innate. The Holy Spirit draws us to seek and search for Knowledge.

But, we need to be sure we are on the Righteous Path. Discernment gives us an advantage.

Our "go to" source of Knowledge is the Holy Bible. It has a wealth of information that is forever giving us new insights as we grow and learn Who God Is. The Holy Spirit is behind this thirst and seeking and "getting" of Knowledge.

The Holy Scriptures are also known as The Living Word Of God, because it's Words though written centuries ago, are relevant today, and The Good News for obvious reasons.

In these days of rampant immorality in every level of society it is imperative that we read and study the Scriptures for ourselves invoking the help of the Holy Spirit who will not lead us astray.

To discern is to have good judgement, my dictionary says.

In order to have good judgement, I need to know what the Bible says. The world tells me it's side of things each and every day through arts and entertainment that entice us and seduce us. When we do not guard our hearts and minds we can be easily led in the worldy way that leads to death of the soul and destruction of the spirit.

We see the effects of worldly ways in the streets of our cities where many have succumbed through the use of drugs that ensnare and enslave. Much is there in the world that we have to discern - exercise good judgement before undertaking and partaking in it.

Each day when awakening after greeting our Lord and thanking Him for a new day, we should decide to look about us and see all the beautiful things God has made for us to enjoy, and focus our day on loveliness, forsaking our old ways.

With the Spirit's help, we will be able to do it.  He is waiting for the opportunity; your trusting agreement;  so He and His angels can surround you in Love and help you to discern Goodness and to "see" the Righteous Path in every decision you make and every path you take.

Proverbs 1:1-25

The Proverbs of Solomon the son of David, the king of Israel; to know wisdom and instruction; to perceive words of understanding; to receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgement and equity; to give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.

A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: to understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: for they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and valuable chains about thy neck.

My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

If they say;  Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down to the pit:

We shall find all precious substance, we shalll fill our houses with spoil, cast in thy lot with us: let us all have one purse.

My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

And they that lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.

So are the ways of everyone that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

Wisdom crieth without, she uttereth her voice in the streets: she crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words saying, How long ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate Knowledge?

Turn you at My reproof: behold, I will pour out My Spirit unto you, I will make known My Words to you.

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These Words were written before the Sacrifice; during the Old Testament days when the chosen generation were under God's Law without a Saviour but expecting Him to come.

They have meaning for us today because they show us how God speaks to us. Read the above verses as if God is speaking to you - giving you insight into how His Law works and what He wants us to do. That is; to turn to the Holy Spirit who will make known God's Word to you, where you will learn about Knowledge for your life on earth, and God's Truth.

When we understand these things and walk in this way we will gain more and more Godly Knowledge and Godly Confidence.

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Friend, do you agree that you are undeserving of God's Love?

That fact is, that the Bible, God's Holy Word shows us that we all are ; before we receive the Gift of Forgiveness. It is offered to us from the Redemptive Work of Jesus, by His death and Resurrection, fulfilling God's Holy Law of Love for us, who have been led astray and understand, that God sent His Son to be our Saviour.

God made a Way for us to be deserving of His Love. His Son was sent as a Sacrifice for us who believe in the One True God.

The Holy Spirit works with our spirit to show us that we are sinners, undeserving. He is tireless in His efforts to show us how we err. He is tireless in His efforts to reveal the Son of God to us.

We of course have free will and merrily go about our days believing we are our own righteousness. How we love to be "right" in everything. The world these days even tells us that nothing we do is wrong. All things are permissable, (says satan). We may see something someone else is doing and say, "That is wrong."  But if we looked at our own lives as God does, we would see that we are incorrect in most of our choices; they're sinful in some way.

God is invested in our hearts and minds. And this is the area He judges.

Our minds and hearts must accept Jesus, to be judged righteous before God.

We must recognize we are a sinner. We must repent to God and accept His Son as our Saviour who died to Redeem us from sin. This is the only Way to Eternal Life in the Light; through God's Son, Jesus.

God says that is the only Way He will accept because all other ways are tainted by satan in some way.

Otherwise, His Death was not needed. If all good people can go to Heaven why did the Son have to die? No, the Father had a Plan and Jesus executed it in Perfection.

If we cannot bow the knee to the Son, then we cannot have Eternal Life in Peace, Love and Truth; but we will inherit what satan through his rebellion and enmity with God has brought into being, darkness, terror, pain, eternal thirst, horror.

Pure evil will reign in hell.

Most evil people in this world will never be able to take it and will writhe in sheer agony, realizing their mistakes, crying out for forgiveness. But, God says it will be too late.

They will have grieved the Holy Spirit who was with them 24/7 during their lives, never tiring of trying to reveal Jesus.

And yes, this blog is one way the Spirit moves, through an undeserving human who believes.

Satan deceives us into thinking this world is a big party with dancing and joy when in fact we're like the first Jews at the concentration camp thinking we're going to take a shower! The surprise comes after we go through the door of death.

You have been witnessed to. 

Matthew 6:33a

Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His Righteousness.

Matthew 10:14

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

Matthew 11:28

Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Ephesians 4:30

Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye (believers) are sealed unto the Day of Redemption.

Friend, in all your calling, praying and speaking to the Lord, are you confident that He hears you?

Many are the times that we do not hear Him, because we are not willing to wait for the answer.

To our detriment, we plough on thinking He has not heard; and in doing so we change the things He wanted to give or say because we enter a new way of thinking, or step out on a different path that is not part of His Perfect Plan for us.

When we believe in Him, no words spoken, groans uttered, or cries for help go unnoticed. His ear is always attuned to the ones He loves.

Our answer may take some time to be unfolded before us because it may involve others who are not believers and who will not do the Will of God. But, through it all He is working for our Good.

Where there seems to be no way for us, with God on our side, there is a Way. The impossible to us is not impossible for God. 

It may just take some time.

During these times of waiting and we have many of them, it behooves us to learn of Him by reading the Holy Scriptures where we will find, Grace, Mercy, Comfort, Love, and Truth for the day.

Knowing these Words is like immersing oneself in the most pristine clear lakewater and coming out comforted on the inside, ready to face the world again.

His Word brings Hope and Calm in the storm. It's always personal for you. It paints a picture of who we are called to be and in being that soul who obeys, we create pathways that God uses to accomplish our requests.

Take many daily doses of Holy Scripture and know that He is for you and will cause all things to come together for Good for you. Memorizing verses that empower you or speak to you of His Love enable you to use them in a situation you encounter when you don't have your Bible with you.

Never forget or disbelieve that He hears you and is working all things together for your and His good.

Friend, God is Pure Law. All He does is Pure. He makes no mistakes.

He is above all things and over all things and in all things.

Nothing exists without His knowledge because He is the Creator of all things.

Everything is governed by Him and His Law prevails throughout all creation.

He wants us to recognize this. He has given us the free will to look around and recognize His Majesty and Truth that is always Good.

Within us He has placed the desire to know Him, because He desires to have a personal relationship with each of us. He wants the fellowship and love that we can give back to Him. He created everything for His Pleasure.

Until the day we die we should be seeking Him and His Will. Even finding Him in the form of Jesus still requires us to grow in the knowledge of Godly Ways so that we can grow ever closer to Him. Our journey should be continual, searching, seeking, growing in Godly Knowledge.

It does not end when we find that Jesus died for our sins and has made a Way for us. We must step on the Path and begin to explore Holiness with the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit. Christianity is not supposed to be a stagnant religion.

Jesus is alive and so must we be.