From: B S TURNER Owner
Spiritually Won Knowledge Part 3
As
we continue to study the concept of spiritually won knowledge I want to
take you once again to the guidance that Earl Curry gave to those who
would earnestly work towards this effort
There
shall be an endowment of spiritually won knowledge…… He offers to guide
you and open up boundless resources of intelligence and wisdom, such as
scientific researchers can never have. (Characteristic #1)
The gift that the Lord wants to bestow upon you is one that you have had since the very beginning
Genesis 7:39 The Lord said unto Enoch, Behold, these thy brethren, they are the workmanship of mine own hands, and I gave unto them their intelligence in the day that I created them.
You
have had the opportunity to reach inside yourself and tap into the
intelligence that the Lord gave unto you since before you were born –
over time we have allowed the adversary to convince us that we either
are not worthy of such a gift or that it is beyond our reach. The
opposite is true – it has been inside you all of this time waiting for
you to wake up. So wake up!
Latter day scripture supports this
DC 90:5a Man was also in the beginning with God. Intelligence, or the light of truth, was not created or made, neither indeed can be.
You see God is giving us the power to forsake the evil one….
DC 90:6a The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth; and light and truth forsaketh that evil one.
What you and I have to do is understand what the light and truth is – here is the problem…
DC 90:6c And that wicked one cometh and taketh away light and truth, through disobedience, from the children of men, and because of the tradition of their fathers.
Ugh….you
know if the Lord would just give me the knowledge, intelligence, light
and truth I wouldn’t be subject to disobedience…..spoiler alert – he
has……and wants to reach out, take your hand and give you all of those
things….
He is most anxious to reach out and guide you in the deep things of the Spirit. If in line with the holiness of the Lord,
if enthralled with the grandeur of His purpose, if in ever greater
withdrawal from the evil ways of your times, and if in ever deepening
love of your most loving Father - if you will become deeply concerned
and ask His guidance and help, He will prepare you as chosen instruments
in His hands, and you shall be a part of that sharing. (Characteristic
#2)
The
emphasis here is we need to be in line with the Lord…..not to have the
Lord in line with us. If we are truthful with ourselves more times than
not that is how we approach all spiritual issues within ourselves or
within the Church.
David was able to see what was needed as he petitioned the Lord.
Psalms 43:3 Oh send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles
We
are being called even in this very day to reach inside of ourselves and
activate the power and insight that the Lord has placed in us – only
when you do that will you be able to see clearly the things that are
going on around you and in you. Only then will you be able to comprehend
what can and should be done…..this means in your life, in your family,
in the Church and in your community.
Curry continues to shed light on what to do…..
How shall you seek, and ask, and knock? God can only open up unto you that which you prepare yourselves to receive. How
can He open up immense vistas of heavenly enlightment if you concern
yourselves only with the low or ordinary or that which only originates
in the minds of men? (Characteristic #2)
I
want you to read this a couple of times and understand what the Lord
has opened up to Curry. What are you prepared to receive? Something,
anything that others have prepared for you? or are you ready for what
the Lord has prepared for you by the act of the atonement……think about
those things that originate in your mind…..are they a rehash of
something that you have already been given knowledge of?
You
may be saying no to that question – I want you to really think on your
answer….maybe the Lord has told you but you cannot hear what you don’t
want to hear. Think and pray about higher things than you ever have.
What are those things you ask?
Therefore,
let the problems of life wherein God may help - let the needs of the
church and of Zion be upon your minds; increasingly seek to understand
all that concerns God's great coming Kingdom; more and more plead and
try to perceive and understand the deep things that are your Great
Father's interests, such as have been called the mysteries of the
Kingdom -- do these things and the promises of the scriptures will be
wonderfully fulfilled to you and in you. (Characteristic #2)
You are probably thinking that there is no way that you can achieve such a thing….let’s see what Alma has to say
Alma 14:103
Yea, he that repenteth and exerciseth faith, and bringeth forth good
works, and prayeth continually without ceasing: unto such it is given to
know the mysteries of God; yea, unto such it shall be given to reveal
things which never have been revealed;
I
count four things, surly we can perform four basic tasks to be able to
have spiritually won knowledge so that we can have things revealed to us
that have never been revealed cant we?
You decide
God Bless
Brian Turner
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