Leaky Bucket

Knowledge without wisdom is like carrying water in a bucket full of holes without spilling any.

See we can know about God. We can believe there is a God. But if we truly want to know God personally, intimately, we need to hear God. Hear His spoken Word and believe it to be true. Read His written Word and believe it to be true. Accept His living Word and believe Him to be the only begotten Son of God: Jesus Christ, Messiah, Yeshua, Redeemer, Saviour, Jehovah, Friend, King of Kings, Lord of Lords; the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

His Name is Wonderful, God Most High, Creator, The God Who Sees. He lives in a house not made with hands: our hearts. Because we ask Him to forgive us of our sins, wash us clean and make us whiter than snow. Clothe us with holiness and righteousness. Give us pure hearts that we may see the face of God and live. God sees our hearts and our thoughts. He knows us better than anybody else could ever know us. But how well do we know God?

How intimate is our relationship with Him? How personal, how close do you want to be? I am in whispering distance.

Wisdom seeks God out before any decisions are made; not as a last resort. It has been said that when all else fails, pray. I say pray first and see what God can do.

Wisdom chooses God's way of doing things and not our way. We are the most impatient species on the planet. God is a God of patience. We want things yesterday and now. God waits. We want what we can't have, don't need or isn't good for us. God gives us what we need and what is good for us. We tend to hold grudges and carry chips on our shoulders. God forgives. Over and over and over and over.....etc.......

Wisdom is the primary tool of the Holy Spirit. He moves through us revealing more of God and more of ourselves. He shows us not only what needs changing, what needs cleansing and what needs removing, but how to do all of it. He shows us who wants to be saved when we let Him do the leading. Doors of opportunity open every day. When we can't go to people, the people go to us.

Wisdom seeks the baptism of the Holy Spirit, which we desperately need in our lives. He is the Comforter, the Guide, the Friend of the Bridegroom who prepares the Bride and leads her to the Groom. Wisdom knocks down walls and builds bridges.

Knowledge says "I need water. I have a bucket. My bucket has holes in it. I will do it anyway."
Wisdom says "I need water. I will need a new bucket."

The Color of Worship - White

The color white is defined in Scripture as Purity, Righteousness, Light. White makes known the Holiness of God and encourages the people to prepare to be in His Presence.

Revelation 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and He that sat upon him is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He does judge and make war. Revelation 19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed Him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. Revelation 1:14 His head and His hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and His eyes were as a flame of fire. White hot. The holiness of God can kill you if you are not prepared to be in His presence. Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Back in Revelation Christ is described as having woolly white, snow white hair. See the connection here? Sin kills; Jesus saves. Sin dies; Jesus lives.

God is saying, "Let's be logical about this. When you and I meet at the altar, I will reveal your sins to you and you can lay them down at My Son's feet; the foot of the cross. His blood will drop into your sinful heart and wash your unrighteousness from you. And My Holy Spirit will fill you and guide you, if you let Him, to the state of holiness which I have prepared for you. Let's talk about this, this subject of sin vs. holiness."

Sin separates us from God. Dying in our sin separates us eternally from God. After death there are no more chances. It is in this life that we have to choose Christ as Savior. It is in this life that we have to make a decision to follow God all the time, not just part of the time. It is in this life that we reach the logical conclusion that only Jesus Christ fulfills all of Bible prophecy in being the ONLY BEGOTTEN SON OF GOD. Sin denies God. Sin denies God's Word in all forms. The Word of God is Holy. The Word of God is Living. The Word of God is in written form: The Holy Bible; in physical form: Jesus Christ; in spoken form: preach the gospel of salvation.

Jesus brings us closer to God. Dying in Jesus in this life, we live eternally in His life. Death here is but a whisper that leaves our fragile human bodies and enters the presence of God. Why can we be in God's eternal presence after death? Because Jesus covered our sins here with His own self, and God sees His own Son, our covering/our protection, when we stand in God's presence. Pretty cool, huh?

And the Holy Spirit of God, through our willingness, our desire to draw closer to God, helps us obtain a smidgen of holiness in this life. See, it's still about the power of choice. God can't make you be holy, you have to want to be holy. God can't save you if you don't want to be saved. He loves us enough to let us make our own choices; and His heart weeps for the wrong choices we make, I believe.

I've made too many wrong choices in my life. Unlike former President Clinton, I inhaled. Though God has forgiven my poor choices made in the past, I still will reap what I have sowed into my life and my body. This memory loss thing may very well lead back to those days. I sowed dissension, rebellion and disobedience into my life when I was younger. So, it's only logical that I reap dissension, rebellion and disobedience from my children. BUT GOD got a hold of my life and He won't let me go.

Now, I sow PRAYING FOR MY CHILDREN into their lives. Now, I sow PRAYING WITH MY CHILDREN into their lives. Now, I sow PRAYING FOR EACH OTHER into the lives of my family and friends. Now, I sow DAILY BIBLE STUDY into my life and yours. Now, I sow FAITHFULNESS in tithing into my life and theirs. Now, it's a whole new ball game. And I'm tagging the devil out!