But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me. It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
GOD understandeth the way thereof, and He knoweth the place thereof. For He looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven; (Job 28:12-15, 23-24)
The natural man, one who has never repented of their sins and receive Jesus Christ by faith in Him alone and His finished and perfect work on the Cross of Calvary can never understand or receive the spiritual things of GOD, unless the Spirit gives him understanding that he might repent and believe. GOD desires all to come to Him and be born again, and then to live in Him the brand new life that man was meant to live. We are not to live as a friend of this world, nor be conformed to it, but transformed by His Word and His Spirit through the renewing of our minds into the new man He has made us to be when He made us a new creature in Christ.
Living for Jesus this new life He has given His people is not a license to sIn, nor to do our will or seek our ways, but to live in Him and that His will may be done as we accomplish His work in this world. We are His workmanship, and are called to service and missions, to minister to those around us who are hurting and in need, with the provision of GOD and the Word of righteousness, reconciliation, and Truth, rightly divided and fitly spoken, as GOD leads us. We are His family, the body of Christ, and are commanded to love one another as He first loved us, and to disciple one another in His Word that we may all grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are His people, saints and soldiers in the army of GOD, and have been commissioned to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to this lost and dying world in the power of the Holy Spirit, that as we go where He sends us, we may proclaim the Good News of forgiveness through repentance and reconciliation with the Father through faith in His Son, that those who believe that Jesus Christ is the Christ, the Messiah of GOD might have life in His Name.
For GOD is not willing that any should perish, but that all would come to repentance and the knowledge of the Truth. Jesus loves you and wants to establish a covenant relationship with you that is real and personal. Surrender to Him on His terms and He will give you a brand new life of discipleship and fellowship with Him that is abundant and everlasting. GOD calls you to trust Him and what He has already done for you to pay your sIn debt. He has provided the only way of reconciliation with GOD, forgiveness from GOD, and Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Son of GOD who is GOD the Son, to give you a new life in Christ. Turn away from yourself and your sIn and turn to Him alone for eternal Life, now and always.
In Christ,
Jefferson Sweet