The Fine Pearl. Julie Teariki-Tautea
many are tragic circumstances happening? The truth is that sin and reasoning separate man from drawing closer to God.
Drawing closer to God: From my case turning to anyone on earth wouldn’t be a solution for my problems, it’s got to be Jehovah God and God alone in his love and truth. Did I put my trust in anyone or my family members? No! Not even one. My trust, my faith, my hope was all for Jesus Christ and Jehovah God and his teachings in the bible, if the bible says hope in the Lord or believe in me, yes that is right believe in God and believe in Jesus. The bible says it; “That if they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he is not far from every one of us.” The bible said; “Commit your way to Jehovah; Rely on him, and he will act on your behalf. He will make your righteousness shine like daybreak, and your justice like the midday sun”. Psalm. 37:5-6.
God Jehovah’s awe-inspiring qualities make some people feel a little uneasy, they feel that God is too high for them; they could never get closer to him or even such a lofty God. But this idea is incorrect. God infect is not far off from each one of us, the Bible urges us to get closer to God.
We can draw closer to God and walk in his Spirit everyday living closer to our loving God, learning about God through our daily bible readings, praying, and asking God for his love and blessings. When we learn about who God is and why Jesus had to come down to earth to lead all sinners back to life everlasting with God, we will then see and learn about his truth. A beautiful prayer Jesus prayed before his death “Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. “(John 17:3). Jesus in his prayer wanted us to know the true God, the only true God, and his son Jesus Christ whom God sent to this earth.
God is Love: Jehovah God is so loving and kind and he has many other beautiful and appealing qualities. God is merciful, compassionate, slow to anger, and abundant in loyal love and truth. The bible says; “And we know and rely on the love of God for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.” 1. John 4:16. Moses describes the appealing qualities “And he passed in front of Moses proclaiming. ”The LORD, the LORD the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.” Exodus, 34:6.NIV. “You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you.” Psalms, 86 5. “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” 2. Peter 3:9. “Who will not fear you, O Lord, and bring glory to your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.” Revelation, 15:4.
Indeed, we cannot see God because he is an invisible “Holy Spirit” and powerful Almighty God, if we ask of him for his spirit and power he will deposit that power into our inner being, as imitators of Christ Jesus. The bible say’s “No man has seen God at any time; the only begotten son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him. (Jesus Christ) who is at the Father’s side is the one who has explained Him.” John, 1:18 KJV. Take note that Jesus explained his Heavenly Father to us. Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.” 1. Timothy 1:17. God our Heavenly Father is the only GOD.
Reading and learning from the bible for this study topic will help us understand and know God as a powerful person. The Psalmist says you can “gaze upon the pleasantness of Jehovah.” “One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple.” Psalm 27:4. (NIV). “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities his eternal power and divine nature have been seen, being understood from what has been made so that men are without excuse.” Romans. 1:20, we read and learn from the bibles’ teachings to think of Jehovah as our Father. The more we read and the more we learn from the Bible the more we want to feel close to our loving God, just as any child would want to be closer to a loving father, who would in return respond lovingly to his dear children. God is the fountain of life; in your light we see light. Psalms, 36:9.
Just imagine any humans can become a good friend of the Creator of the universe! It's an absolute honor to be a child to our loving God and be his friend. “The scripture says that, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend.” James. 2:23. Jesus said; it is good to be humble, like a little child. Trust Jehovah God completely. Jesus called a little child and had him stand among them. And he said; “I tell you the truth unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven, “Matthew 18:1-4. “Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.” Acts 17:11. The best way to learn about Jehovah God is to examine ourselves and study the bible with humbleness or change of mindset and behaviors like an obedient child to our loving creator the Almighty God.
CHAPTER TWO
The Bible
The Bible is a book from God: God spoke through in his Spirit and power through his prophets to dictate and write the Bible as to how he wanted his words to be fulfilled in the future. In what ways is the Bible different from any other book? How can the Bible help you cope with personal problems? Why can you trust the prophecies and words recorded in the Bible?
The Bible is an exciting gift from God. Bible was written a 1’600-year period. The Bible is a very unique book and different from any other book in history. It survived and has been copied all over the world than any other books ever written. It has been published in more than 2’700 languages and thus is available to more than 90 percent of the world’s population. The Bible also has a story of survival. The Bible copy must survive for all God’s creation to re-read and re-published it again and again. It is one of the greatest stories that ever written and matters to all humans. The Bible survived attempts to alter its message.
The Bible has survived for much decay and its survived opposition. How it survived in a century where most rulers would destroy the Bible copies and burned it in the flames yet it still survived. The Bible story of survival was in the Watchtower No.4. How from the ancients times, they kept the copies safely away from insects and preserving it from dry and wet environment conditions, how they wrap it up and keep it safely with so much care and consideration for keeping safe, and without the modern technology but to save it for us to read it in our modern time of technology to now our days is so amazing. It has to be Jehovah God and this is how God wanted his children to know and learn about him and his truths and about his love that endures forever and ever from generation to generation. Amen!.
Indeed it is for very useful and meaningful reasons. Amazing God' only under his direction and he has a very unique way of keeping this special book that the bibles exist from ancient times to our time. Because it is God’s word “The green grass dries up, the blossom withers, but the word of our God endures forever.” Isaiah, 40:8. This reminds me of my testimony as I was studying and copying and dictation this bible study notes; I was praying LORD’ am not finished! I don’t want anyone to steal what am writing’ it’s stealing! But few minutes after my prayer the Holy Spirit of the LORD calmly reminds me of how the bible copies were being kept and distributed accordingly, without Moses, Luke, Paul, and many other Bible writers permissions, because that is how God wanted his words to be shared abroad in our hearts by his Holy Spirit.
All Scripture is written for us and all believers need to read it and listen to God through his words. The words were “inspired by God.” The Bible itself answers questions from scriptures to scriptures: “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness. “2. Timothy, 3:16. “For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as the Holy Spirit carried them along.” 2. Peter, 1:21. “And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men,