That I May Know Him Journal

How amazing it is to me when I reread part 1 after God revealed "The Beginning The Age of Innocence" and logically what fruit it was that Adam and Eve ate in the garden. Then tying these posts all together. What are the attributes of the fleshly man vs. the spiritual man. Which is pleasing to God, and which attributes do you possess?  There is a choice that we each have to make. You can be like the first carnal man or you may choose to become the blessed second man by submitting your will to God the father.  In making this choice it is a life changing experience from that point on. Exactly, what is it about the first man that displeases God?  Let's take a look back at Cain and Abel.  In Genesis 4 there was something more than a murder that took place.  In my thoughts both sons were born of Adam and Eve.  Surely, they both were told the stories of life in the Garden of Eden, and the events that changed their entire way of living.  How through their...

There are seven dispensations throughout the bible that divides different time periods of God's work and purposes toward man.  In this study I am going to focus on the very first dispensation which was known as the age of innocence.  When God created man and woman, they knew no sin.  They only had one commandment they must follow and that was do not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Before God even told them the one thing forbidden, he first told them all the things they could do and have in the garden.  Genesis 1:28-29 lists them as the following: 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.   29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is...

It is amazing to me how deeper the word can become even after reading the same scriptures over and over.  The more you want to know God the more He reveals to you. While listening to Bro Trayler preach tonight (June 26, 2016) about blood sprinkling (scriptures taken from Heb 11:1, Heb 12, Gen 3:21, and Gen 4:1) God began to point out things to me.  I have read all of these scriptures before, but questions popped in my head as these scriptures jumped right out of the pages. Anyone who has been in Sunday School more than likely has heard the story of how Cain killed Abel and yet Abel still seems to win as even his blood calls out to God telling on his brother.  However, as these verses were being read it dawns on me that Cain is the first born and Abel is the second born.  What is it about the first born that God seems to dislike and therefore chooses the second born to bless?  Does this sound familiar?  Of course it does, there are several other stories w...

My thoughts tonight before going to sleep sparked by an experience earlier this evening. 1 Peter 5:8 KJV Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: ESV Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. In this scripture the Apostle is warning us to be on alert at all times by keeping a sober mind and to watch. Unless we are sober in body and in mind we cannot be watchful for ourselves or others. The enemy is an accuser of the brethren that is walking about looking eagerly for prey like a hungry lion wanting to utterly destroy someone. Here in 1 Peter 5:8 the word adversary is translated of the Hebrew word for satan. This is more than just a name it is a job description that means to oppose or block. It seems when you are trying to be your best, the adversary hovers over to block you. Often times you can feel his breath in your face, whispe...

I love the word of God. Just when you think you have a story down pat God shows you a little more. If you have been in children’s Sunday School growing up than you are sure to have heard about Joshua. Now God has connected some dots for me symbolically comparing Joshua to Jesus, and I wanted to share it with you.   This is one of those did you know moments. I even looked up to make sure it was in the Strong’s Concordance which stated: 2424 Iēsoús – Jesus, the transliteration of the Hebrew term, 3091 /Lṓt ("Yehoshua"/Jehoshua, contracted to "Joshua") which means "Yahweh saves" (or "Yahweh is salvation"). In the Greek speaking world we know Jesus as the Messiah. However in Hebrew Jesus’s name is Joshua. This proclaiming Jesus the same as Joshua the one they called Conqueror of Palestine (The name Palestine, as a geographical term, is of later origin and is derived from : The story of the Conquest is told in Joshua 1 to 12). It is no wonder the...

Psalms 57:1 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. We have often heard this phrase at one time in our lives, but it's not actually found in the Bible. So, where did it come from. I found that most Jews attribute this phrase to an ancient "folkloric" parable about King Solomon: One day Solomon decided to humble Benaiah Ben Yehoyada, his most trusted minister. He said to him, “Benaiah, there is a certain ring that I want you to bring to me. I wish to wear it for Sukkot which gives you six months to find it.” “If it exists anywhere on earth, your majesty,” replied Benaiah, “I will find it and bring it to you, but what makes the ring so special?” “It has magic powers,” answered the king. “If a happy man looks at it, he becomes sad, and if a sad man looks at it, he becomes happy.” Solomon knew that no such ring existed in the world, but h...

How to become a virtuous woman must start with not conforming to this world, but being transformed by the renewing of the mind.   This cannot be done in a carnal state of mind.   It is a spiritual insight of humility and modesty only found through a personal relationship with Christ.   Jesus told Nicodemus in John 3:6 that which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of Spirit is spirit.   When we are reborn in the Spirit we no longer desire things this world has to offer, but seek after things that are pleasing to God.   Becoming a strong virtuous woman takes hard work and a consistent communication with Christ.   God told us in Ezekiel 36:27, that He would put His Spirit within us and cause us to walk in His statutes.   God’s convictions upon my life helps lead me in the direction He wants me to follow.   The more I let go of things in this world the closer I become to my God which is followed by wisdom.   Proverbs 3...