Blog #113 March 26, 2026
The true nature of God is perfection itself. An important part of that nature is the willingness to offer each of His children a complete knowledge and a full understanding of both His ways and His truth that we might grow each day in oneness with Him. His ways are to teach us His truth to prepare us for the judgment we face at the end of this life. He wants us to understand fully that we will be judged according to the truth we have received from Him and the way we live our life in response to the knowledge given. Brethren, our daily growth in the ways of God will direct us to reach out to a world in need, that they might have given to them all that we have received. For it is together as a people that we gain fully the ability to turn away from the lust of this world to accept the redemption offered by the perfection of God and His Kingdom.
1 Corinthians 12:12-13
12:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face; now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
12:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
Our trust in the ways of God brings us the assurance of a faith those without God know nothing about. This assurance brings joy to our lives as we live in the hope of an eternity serving God and the needs of the Kingdom. This same faith brings us an awareness a life lived outside the knowledge of the Gospel. We sorrow at the plight of God's children mired in bondage to the lust of the world. They know nothing of the eternal hope, which is the love of the Father, the sacrifice of Christ, and the renewing strength of God's Holy Spirit. In answer to the compassion we feel the Spirit within us offers direction on how we might testify to those in need of the joy awaiting all that seek the will of the Father.
1 Timothy 2:3-4
2:3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;
2:4 Who is willing to have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth which is in Christ Jesus, who is the Only Begotten Son of God, and ordained to be a Mediator between God and man; who is one God, and hath power over all men.
Simplified this is what God seeks from His children: learn all God offers; seek a fullness of understanding that allows His ways to become part of our life, then share with others that the testimony of the Father might be spread to all His children. As I grow in my belief in God and His Kingdom, He opens my life to truth after truth after truth. One of these truths is man's unwillingness to accept in his heart the shear depth of God's knowledge and His willingness to share all He knows with those He loves.
2 Peter 1:3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue;
God's knowledge comes feely to each of us as we ask for it. God only ask that we learn, grow, and allow the knowledge we have to cause His Kingdom to grow within our hearts.
2 Nephi 12:35-36
12:35 Wo be unto him that shall say, We have received the word of God, and we need no more of the word of God, for we have enough.
12:36 For behold, thus saith the Lord God: I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little:
If we accept His truth, allow it to change our lives, and prepare us for His next lesson; all is well. If we choose to set aside what He has given us, the consequences fit the attitude.
2 Nephi 12
12:37 And blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts, and lend an ear unto my counsel, for they shall learn wisdom;
12:38 For unto him that receiveth, I will give more: and from them that shall say, We have enough, shall be taken away even that which they have.
Please don't misunderstand God's intentions. He wants us to learn all the He offers. Notice I said learn, not just blindly accept. We must ponder and assess all that He brings us. Only then can we allow it become a part of our life and the truth of God we offer others.
1 John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Is this truth? Does it apply to all of God's children? Consider how different history would be if Eve would have questioned the serpent and went to Adam or God to have the spirit of the serpent verified. Yes, it is important that we question each and every thing we are taught. Such is the very nature of fellowship, for by coming together in God we become many minds and many opinions, each looking for the truth of God. Christ thought it was so important that He exhorted His followers to gather together in oneness as a testimony to the world of God and the love God offers all those that would be His children.
John 17:20-21
17:20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
17:21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
Let us also consider the testimony we offer each other in the process of seeking a common understandings that reflect the will of God and the truth of His Kingdom.
Hebrews 10:24-25
10:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works;
10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.
Please consider the path I wish for us to walk together. Growing in God is more than just striving alone to fill your life with God and His ways. It is becoming a part of an ideal that gathers together those recognizing the truth of God as the virtue that will create a society based on the strength of the individual qualities of its people and the need it has for each distinct talent. One that testifies of all God is and all He might be to those that seek to rely on His authority to guide their lives.
Isaiah 55:1-3
55:1 Ho, everyone that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 55:2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
55:3 Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
The world is filled with people alone. The world would prefer that we are a people alone. The adversary grows and thrives on the lies he can tell that unsuspecting someone alone who has no one else they can depend on. Our growth in God demands that we learn to grow in fellowship with Him, His Spirit, and His people. In God we learn to delight in the time we spend together with those who, like us seek the ways of the Kingdom. It is our path to become a gathered people filled with common understandings, inspired by all we believe, and filled with a sense of trust that is usually reserved for only our closest companions. Chaos in the world today convinces many that such gatherings are the dreams of a fool. Without God and His Spirit this is all too true, by allowing God and His ways to guide us, we are given methods that allow a resolution that both we and God can accept.
Matthew 18:15-17
18:15 Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone; if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
18:16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
18:17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church; but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as a heathen man and a publican.
As we allow ourselves to grow in fellowship, we find God directing us to become a distinct viable part of the world around us. Are we like them? No we are like God and through us, God Himself can become a source of change and a reason for the corruption in the world to be challenge. As God's Church, we seek to bring into this world a city whose builder and maker is God. We seek to be God's voice in the world. We seek to be God's hands reaching out to help all those in need. We seek to introduce the world to God's purpose, God's will, His Grace, and His love for all His children.
We have a lot to accomplish
In the name of Jesus Christ
By the Strength of God's Spirit
For the Good of God's Kingdom on earth as it is in Heaven
FRED
Sharing my Growth
Create With me Our Testimony of God at Work in the World of Man.