Is it possible to be righteous in the sight of God? Can we live without blame today in a wicked world? How do we search out Divine Wisdom? What attitude do we need to be taught by God?
If you could be taught one thing about God, what would you ask for? King David of Israel asked to be taught how to count his days in order to become wise. I too have sought out the wisdom from above and the following information is what I have been shown to share with you.
Seeking God’s Divine Wisdom
What do these patriarchs have in common; Able, Enoch, Noah, and Abraham?
Was it not that they sought out a greater understanding of the world they lived in. Did they not try to become pleasing before God in acquiring the wisdom from above.
You see Able presented to God an offering and it was pleasing before the Lord our God. Hebrews 11:4
Enoch sought out wisdom from above and received the writings of righteousness and the instructions for the preservation of life. Hebrews 11:5-6
Noah also received divine instructions and acted upon the information provided him and he became a savior for life in his day. Hebrews 11:7
Abraham was not satisfied living in the ignorance of his day, so he also sought out divine wisdom at a young age. As he worked with the divine direction given, he became a blessing to others and was called the seed of righteousness by God.
See how the disciple James calls out the important action of Abraham:
James 2:22-24… You see that faith was active together with his works, and by his works, his faith was perfected. So, the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness, and he was called God’s friend. You see that a man is justified (or declared righteous by God) by his works and not by his faith alone.
When we truly seek out God and his wisdom He will make known the way of his righteousness to us even as the prophet Isaiah has so declared:
Isaiah 2:2-4… In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s house will be established at the top of the mountains and will be raised above the hills. All nations will stream to it, and many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us about His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For instruction will go out of Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He will settle disputes among the nations and provide arbitration for many peoples. They will turn their swords into plows and their spears into pruning knives. Nations will not take up the sword against other nations, and they will never again train for war.
What are God’s righteous ways and how do we follow the path to God?
The Scripture said that instruction would go out from Zion and the word from the Lord in Jerusalem. We know that The Lord will no longer hide himself and you will receive instruction in God’s ways so says Isaiah.
Isaiah 30:20-21…The Lord will give you meager bread and water during oppression, but your Lord will not hide Himself any longer. Your eyes will see your Lord, and whenever you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
So, it is possible to be righteous in God’s sight especially in a world of wickedness, but there is a condition, you have to be willing to seek divine wisdom, and you have to be prepared to act on the instruction given to you. We will elaborate more about this under the subheading This is the Way Walk in it.
We asked earlier what attitude do you need to be taught by God?
Bend Your Knee
Solomon wrote about having the right attitude in seeking wisdom and understanding God, as we read in the following Scripture:
Proverbs 1:1-7… The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
For learning what wisdom and discipline are; for understanding insightful sayings; for receiving wise instruction in righteousness, justice, and integrity; for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced, knowledge and discretion to a young man. A wise man will listen and increase his learning, and a discerning man will obtain guidance for understanding a proverb or a parable, the words of the wise, and their riddles. Because the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; and it is the fools that despise wisdom and discipline.
So, Solomon pointed out that it is the fear of the Lord that is the beginning of wisdom.
The apostle Paul points out another important point that is needed in receiving wisdom.
Romans 2:4-9… Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, restraint, and patience, not recognizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance? But because of your hardness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment is revealed. He will repay each one according to his works: eternal life to those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality; but wrath and indignation to those who are self-seeking and disobey the truth but are obeying unrighteousness; affliction and distress for every human being who does evil…
We need to have a repenting attitude once we discover we are in the wrong. The apostle Paul also points out that there is a judgment that was coming. God’s wrath will be against all those who do evil, and those who will not obey the truth.
Now that you are starting to understand the importance of repentance in obtaining salvation you might be asking yourself the following questions:
What is Truth that we can obey it? What are the steps to salvation and deliverance? When is God’s Wrath Coming? How do we find God’s favor and then live under it?
To understand more about God’s wrath, follow the hyperlink: The ABC of God’s Wrath.
On understanding more about the steps of salvation follow the hyperlink: Conditions for Deliverance.
For more about obeying truth click the hyperlink: The Foundation of Truth.
This is the Way Walk in it!
The true God has made known his ways in the past and today is still making known this ways. As we read earlier in Isaiah 30:21 we will be told his ways.
John the Baptist was sent to call God’s people to remember the ways of God’s before the Christ came.
Matthew 3:1-3… In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Wilderness of Judea and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!”For he is the one spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, who said: A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make His paths straight!
Christ Jesus came to show us the true way to worship God.
John 14:6… Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
The disciples of Jesus Christ taught about the Way of Salvation and the people of Israel began to identify and call The Way a sect as even so did the apostle Paul.
Acts 24:14… But I confess this to you: I worship my fathers’ God according to the Way, which they call a sect, believing all the things that are written in the Law and in the Prophets.
So, in Israel they had different types of religious teachings or groups, one was referred to as the Pharisees who were the most prominent group to control the Jewish life. And then there were the Sadducees do not believe in the resurrection, angel, nor spirit.
When Christ came along they referred to His teaching style as The Way. Christ Jesus taught his disciples not just to how to worship, but he gave the why they needed to.
Christ Jesus taught the principles, gave illustrations and proved God is righteous by his actions and teachings. God showed his approval for the righteousness that Christ was showing by blessing the signs he performed, answering the prayers of Christ in front of all the people.
The apostle Paul identified that God made known his ways in the past but at present he spoke to the people by means of his Son about his ways.
Hebrews 1:1-2… Long ago God spoke in many different ways to our fathers through the prophets, in visions, dreams, and even face to face, telling them little by little about his ways.But now in these days he has spoken to us through his Son…
So, what has Christ revealed about the way in which we should worship? What were some of his final words to his disciples before he left to be with God?
Christ said that He was “the way, the truth and the life” what was He talking about? We will entertain this thought in the subheadings The Way, The Truth, and The Life.
Some of the most important things that Christ disclosed was that he would send the Helper who would direct us in the way which we should walk.
John 14:15-17, 26… If you love me, you will obey my commandments. I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper so He may be with you forever… The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, He will teach you everything and make you remember all that I have told you.
John 15:26… When the Helper comes Whom I will send to you from the Father— the Spirit of truth, Who proceeds from the Father that One will testify about Me.
John 16:7-8, 12-14… But I am telling you the truth: it is better for you that I go away, because if I do not go, the Helper will not come to you. But if I do go away, then I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will prove to the people of the world that they are wrong about sin and about what is righteousness and about God’s judgment… I have much more to tell you, but now it would be too much for you to bear. When, however, the Spirit comes, who reveals the truth about God, he will lead you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own authority, but he will speak of what he hears and will tell you of things to come. He will give me glory, because he will take what I say and tell it to you.
Christ Jesus told us ahead of time about the assignment the helper and the things he would accomplish.
- He will be the teacher of truth and would speak the name of Jesus Christ.
- The spirit of truth would cause us to remember things that Christ spoke about.
- He will speak about truth and the things respecting God.
- He would teach us about sin, about righteousness, about God’s judgments.
- He will relay what he hears from Christ to us.
The helper is what God prophesied would come saying “this is the command this is the way walk in it you people”. Isaiah 30:21
At John 14:6 it spoke about 3 aspects that Christ taught about. So, now we will look hard at his teaching about the way.
The Way
Why did Jesus refer to himself as the way? First he said no one comes to the father except through me. But what does that really mean you ask?
This is where history comes in because God had set up a way to worship him by means of the priesthood. God gave his people the law covenant to help them understand his ways. These things were set up to prepare the way to approach God and to enter into a holy and righteous standing with God.
God next gave the nation a mediator of a new covenant because they continued to break his laws and forsake his ways.
The provision for the new covenant and the mediator of it facilitated a better way to approach God and secured the promise way or entry into the holy place of God’s rest.
The apostle Paul goes into great detail explaining these things in his letters the Hebrews.
We all do well in reading all of the letter to the Hebrews for ourselves. We can even take each subject matter that the apostle Paul is explaining, a make it our own as a personal study into the following subject matters:
- The Heirs of God’s kingdom
- The New Covenant
- The High Priest
- The Mediator
- The Anointed One
- Those who Inherit Salvation
- Those entering into God’s Rest
- The Everlasting Spirit
A Sing Along – What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Find the lyrics below this video:
What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear, what… a privilege to carry… everything to God in prayer…
Oh… what peace we often forfeit… Oh… what needless pain we bear… all because we do not carry… everything to God in prayer.
Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble everywhere? We should never be discouraged, take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful… who… will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness, take me to the Lord in prayer….
As week and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of care? Precious Savior, still our refuge… take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do your friends despise, forsake you? Take… it to the Lord in prayer; in his arms he will take and shield you, you will find a solace there.
Blessed Savor, Thou has promised that I will all our burdens bear, may we ever, Lord, be bringing all to the in earnest prayer.
Soon in glory bright, unclouded, there will be no need for prayer… Rapture, praise, and in this worship will be our sweet portion there.
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