That I May Know Him Journal

I have friends who have been waiting on me to finish some of my studies.  I don't have them all done but I do have quite of few ready to go.  I have also went through and added the link at the bottom of each study so all you have to do is click the link to the next one study on the list.  I hope you enjoy studying God's word as much as I do.  Several of you have helped me along on this journey as you ask questions I became familiar with God telling me to search it and see what I might learn and share with others.  Feel free to ask me if you have any questions you may have come to mind.  I am always adding to my studies as God reveals more about them at different times.  So I always say they are a work in progress.  God Bless each of you.       

In Matthew 22 Jesus told a parable about a wedding feast where a king sent his servants out with invitations, but the guests were not interested in going as they were busy doing their own things and did not want to bother to attend.  The king sent out his servants again telling them to invite anyone they saw on the streets that way the wedding feast would be full of people.  One man came to the feasts not wearing the proper wedding attire and was cast out because this was a special celebration that required appropriate attire.  Then in Matthew 22:14 states, "For many are called, but few are chosen."  Jesus is given an invitation to all to join him in a wedding feast of the bride of his church which is an invitation to be with him for all eternity in the kingdom in heaven.  There is a time in everyone's life where they are given an invitation to choose a life with Christ.  This happens in many different ways. Once God has given you the invitation the ne...

The book of Habakkuk is not a book that I have heard mentioned very often. I am going to use some other scriptures to bring us up to the time of Habakkuk who was the eighth minor prophet in the Old Testament believed to have been a paid prophet in the king's palace or king's court. His name meant "embracer." He lived during the time of a great revival in Judah under the reign of King Josiah who had discovered the Book of the Law.  Josiah's father and his grandfather reigned over Judah but worshipped idol gods and did not follow after the one true God. King Josiah was just eight years old when he became king as we are told in 2 Kings 22:1. The next verse lets us know that he did right in the sight of the Lord.  During his 18th reign he sent a message to the high priest to start repairs on the temple, The House of the Lord.  It was during this time that the high priest found the Book of the Law and sent it to King Josiah.  He had Shaphan read it to him and when King...

First, there is prophetic meaning in the number twelve all throughout the bible.  It symbolizes God's power and authority and perfect governmental foundation.  It may also symbolize God's completeness. God made a covenant with Father Abraham that he would have seeds that no man can number like the stars in the heaven and like the sand on the seashore.  Abraham's grandson that was naturally born named Jacob, and later renamed by God, Israel who had twelve sons, each son would come to represent a tribe of Israel that were God's Chosen People.  Exodus 24:4) says, "And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.  Moses constructed the twelve pillars of stone at the foot of the Mount Sinai as a memorial to God.  The stones represented the twelve tribes of Israel and signifies a new generation committing to a covenant as they establish t...

God established a nation for himself through his covenant with Abraham. Genesis 17 tells us that the Almighty God appeared to Abram who was 99 years old and said unto him, "I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. 2) And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. 3) And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him saying, 4) As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.  He changed his name from Abram to Abraham who he will make exceeding fruitful, "and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.  7) And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and they seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to they seed after thee.  8) And I will give unto thee, and to they seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God....

What is the meaning of the word covenant that is found 290 times in God's word? Well, the definition of a covenant is a contract or agreement between two parties. It is better described as a chosen relationship between two parties working together to reach a common goal binding them together. The Old Testament Hebrew word 'berith' is derived from a root word meaning "to cut," and hence a covenant is a "cutting" with reference to the cutting or dividing sacrificing of animals into two parts, and the contracting parties passing between them, thus making a covenant between the two parties. The corresponding Greek word in the New Testament is 'diatheke' which is rendered "testament." but it is also meaning covenant.     We find all throughout the scripture that God has always provided a way for mankind to be in relationship with him after the fall of man in the garden.  He wants us to know him in a personal way just as he walked with Adam i...

My whole study blog is all about getting to know Jesus.  We do this by studying everything we can to get to know Jesus and his characteristics. One of those characteristics is forgiveness.  1 Peter 5:6-7 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: casting all your cares upon him; for he careth for you. When you have made the decision to be born again and to follow Christ Jesus, you put away the old fleshly earthy man and the attributes of that person.  Some of these old fleshly earthy attributes are listed in Ephesians 4:25-31 which is lying, stealing, bitterness, wrath, anger, clamour (shouting) and evil speaking.  Vs. 22 lets us know that we should put off the old man that is corrupted and be renewed in the spirit of our minds.  Vs. 32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. As a born-again Christian we confessed our sins, we gave them...