HEAVEN AND EARTH GOD'S CREATION

Who has measured the waters in the mere hollow of his hand, and taken the proportions of the heavens themselves with a mere span and included in a measure the dust of the earth, or weighed with an indicator the mountains, and the hills in the scales? Who has taken the proportions of the spirit of Jehovah, and who as his man of counsel can make him know anything? With whom did he consult together that one might make him understand, or who teaches him in the path of justice, or teaches him knowledge, or makes him know the very way of real understanding? Isaiah 40:12-14

“If you do look for Jehovah your God from there, you will also certainly find him, because you will inquire for him with all your heart and with all your soul. When you are in sore straits and all these words have found you out at the close of the days, then you will have to return to Jehovah your God and to listen to his voice. For Jehovah your God is a merciful God. He will not desert you or bring you to ruin or forget the covenant of your forefathers that he swore to them". Deuteronomy 4:29-31

The Bible admonishes us: "Do not be loving either the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him; because everything in the world-the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the showy display of one's means of life-does not originate with the Father, but originates with the world. Furthermore, the world is passing away and so is its desire, but he that does the will of God remains forever." (1 John 2:15-17)

Most people today are motivated by fleshly desires-uncontrolled sexual appetite, greedy pursuit of money, and abusive use of power. But to be on Jehovah's side, one must overcome such desires.—Collossians 3:5-8.

"That which is made crooked cannot be made straight." (Ecclesiastes 1:15) The crooked system of things cannot be straightened out. Is it reasonable to make oneself "a friend of the world" by trying to save a worldwide system that God is determined to eliminate?

ONCE YOU HAVE FLED STAY AWAY
It is one thing to flee from the endangered system, but it is quite another to remain in the protective care of "the whole association of brothers." (1 Peter 2:17) Let us not forget the farmers who, after being evacuated, went back to check their fields near Mount Fugen. (On June 3, 1991, a sudden eruption and explosion of hot gases swept nearly 3 miles (5 km) from the mountain, killing 43 volcano observers and reporters. Among the journalists and volcanologists killed in 1991 was Harry Glicken (1958-1991), who had been scheduled to observe Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980.  His replacement, David Johnston, was killed in that eruption.)Probably, they were anxious to return to the "normal" life they used to have. But you realize that their decision to go back was unwise. Perhaps that was not their first attempt to cross the line. They might have stepped into the perilous area just for a little while and nothing happened. The next time, they might have stayed a little longer, and still nothing happened. Likely, they soon became accustomed to crossing the protective line and were emboldened to linger in the endangered area.

DO NOT LOOK BACK
What is meant by this is that we as God's people must not be pulled into worldly pursuits, because worldly pursuits are passing away. What does this say to us as human beings? It says that if you are a friend of the world you cannot possibly be a friend of God. Literally speaking, if you put all your trust and hopes on a world that is passing away, then you cannot possibly believe in what God has in store for you or be prepared for New Jerusalem. Do not be troubled by what others may think or say about any of your decisions concerning God, since when you fully open up yourself up to God and accept the Kingdom of God, you will no doubt be misunderstood. You will be hated, persecuted, laughed at, mocked, and have every manner of evil men pursue you, plan and carefully orchestrate your demise, because Satan knows that you understand the intricate workings of this world and are not attracted to it. Satan will indeed put up walls, where there should be roads, put obstacles in place and aim people's insincerity and hatred against you, but be steadfast and hold onto God's Word. Do not be deterred from your goal of being at Christ's side when he comes back to reclaim the world, and do not be put off by anything or anyone that Satan will surely send your way to attack you and take your crown. When you think of sacrifice, think of the Apostles who sacrificed all they had to follow Christ, when at that time it wasn't quite the greatest thing to do. To inherit the Kingdom of God means that there is no sacrifice too good that would come between you and the call of God. I experience Satan's wrath in my own life, which I re-dedicated to God some time ago. Satan has sent all sorts of people to remove me from God, but Satan has not triumphed. I have opened myself up fully to the Power of God, submitted myself in totality to Him and am a catalyst through which God uses me for His own purposes. I do not consider myself a great orator or writer, but I believe I can reach people by what I write, through inspiration to read what comes from God! Anything I write or post on this blog is directly an inspiration from God. Anything I reprint and use from anywhere else, is also an inspiration from God, and it is my desire to reach people this way.  It is my sincere hope that I can touch as many people on this Blog and bring them to know Jehovah. This is what I am doing and intend to keep doing. Satan has no hold on me, since he did not create me! I hope that when people read my posts, that they will take from them what I do, a deeper understanding of Jehovah and his laws and principles. I welcome any comments from anyone wishing for a deeper relationship with God. It is also my hope that we can all come together as a people of God and put aside our differences and truly know God and worship Him in everything we do and say.

HOW SATAN TRIES TO DERAIL US
Satan is an intelligent entity that realizes when God sends people to accomplish His work here on earth. Satan will put every obstacle in your way and cause people to attack, persecute, slander and do every kind of evil against you. Satan trembles at the thought of Jesus Christ reclaiming the Earth and will do everything in his power to deflect God. He will make men instruments of hate, doing vile things, putting people at odds with each other, because when you divide, you conquer! Do not be put off by Satan's vile words that are vocalized through people that are there to derail you. Do not let Satan ruin your relationship with God. Satan's converts mistakenly believe that they can ruin everything God has ordained, when in reality they are only furthering and strengthening God's purpose. Satan's cohorts are constantly trying to create disorder and to distract us from God's true Word. How can we as a people dismiss Satan? It is a lot easier than we can imagine. When you hear hateful words from any of Satan's cohorts, dismiss it immediately. When Satan's henchmen come after you and try to set everyone against you, know that he is only strengthening you for battle against him. Satan has no hold on anything ordained of God!

GOD'S PERFECT ORDER IN YOUR LIFE
Believe that God already has everything in perfect order and balance and has already put in place everything you need for what purpose He has chosen you to carry out. I have had people use their power, influence and finances to derail me and make a mockery of my life because of what I represent from a Biblical perspective and my refusal to move away from God. Satan has inspired my detractors to calculate out my birthday, time of birth, place of birth etc., using Biblical numerical calculations. This in turn has caused them to build up a set of beliefs, bringing them to the conclusion that I am possibly a part of God's Master Plan. There are many similarities with myself, my family members, our dates of birth, our names, and occupations that closely align up with passages in the Bible. That being said, I believe, is why Satan has employed this set of people to try and derail me. I am so overjoyed that they (Satan's army) have studied me so carefully and put so much time and energy into knowing who I am and what I represent because it IS a part of God's Master Plan and not my own. Even though they do not yet realize it, they are a part of God's Master Plan also! In the near future I will put up information about myself and what I believe to be some of the reasons why my detractors have decided to poison people against me, slander myself and my family, and to silence me when I talk about God and the Kingdom of God. That by the way, will never happen! I will continue to put up inspirational things concerning God and coming back to Him and I will continue to inspire people to know God.

EVERYTHING GOD HAS MADE FOR HIS PURPOSE

What else will result from our rolling our works upon Jehovah? "Everything Jehovah has made for his purpose," says the wise king. (Proverbs 16:4a) The Creator of the universe is a God of purpose. When we roll our works upon Him, our life becomes filled with purposeful and meaningful activity, void of futility or vanity. And Jehovah's purpose for the earth and man upon it is eternal. (Ephesians 3:11) He formed the earth and created it "to be inhabited." (Isaiah 45:18) Moreover, what he originally purposed for mankind on earth is bound to become a reality. (Genesis 1:28) A life devoted to the true God will be unending and have meaning forever.

God has made "even the wicked one for the evil day." (Proverbs 16:4b) He did not create the wicked, for "perfect is his activity." (Deuteronomy 32:4) However, he has allowed them to come into existence and continue living until he sees fit to execute his adverse judgment. For example, Jehovah said to Pharaoh of Egypt: "For this cause I have kept you in existence, for the sake of showing you my power and in order to have my name declared in all the earth." (Exodus 9:16) The Ten Plagues and the destruction of Pharaoh and his forces in the Red Sea were indeed memorable demonstrations of God's matchless power.

Jehovah can also make circumstances work out in such a way that the wicked unknowingly serve his purpose. The psalmist said: "The very rage of man will laud you; the remainder of raging you [Jehovah] will gird upon yourself." (Psalm 76:10) Jehovah may allow his enemies to express their rage toward his servants--but only to the extent necessary to discipline his people and thus train them. What is in excess of this, God takes upon Himself.

While God supports his humble servants, what about the proud and arrogant? "Everyone that is proud in heart is something detestable to Jehovah," says the king of Israel. "Hand may join to hand, yet one will not be free from punishment." (Proverbs 16:5) Those "proud in heart" may band together in mutual support, but they will not escape punishment. We are wise, then, to cultivate the spirit of humility regardless of how knowledgeable we are or how capable we may be or whatever service privileges we may have.

IN THE FEAR OF JEHOVAH
Born in sin, we are prone to err. (Romans 3:23; 5:12) What will help us to avoid making plans that will lead to a bad course? Proverbs 16:6 states: "By loving-kindness and trueness error is atoned for, and in the fear of Jehovah one turns away from bad." While by his loving-kindness and trueness Jehovah atones for our sins, it is the fear of Jehovah that serves as a deterrent to committing sins. How vital it is that along with love for God and appreciation for His loving-kindness, we cultivate fear of displeasing Him!

The fear of God enters into our heart when we develop reverence and respect for God's awesome power. Just think of his power reflected in the creation! Being reminded of the manifestation of power in God's creative works helped the patriarch Job to readjust his thinking. (Job 42:1-6) Are we not likewise affected when we read and reflect on the accounts of God's dealings with His people as recorded in the Bible? The psalmist sang: "Come, you people, and see the activities of God. His dealing with the sons of men is fear-inspiring." (Psalm 66:5) Jehovah's loving-kindness is not to be taken for granted. When the Israelites 'rebelled and made God's holy spirit feel hurt, Jehovah was changed into an enemy of theirs; he himself warred against them.' (Isaiah 63:10) On the other hand, "when Jehovah takes pleasure in the ways of a man he causes even his enemies themselves to be at peace with him." (Proverbs 16:7) What a protection the fear of Jehovah is!

"Better is a little with righteousness than an abundance of products without justice," says the wise king. (Proverbs 16:8) Proverbs 15:16 states: "Better is a little in the fear of Jehovah than an abundant supply and confusion along with it." A reverential awe of God is certainly essential for staying on a righteous course.

THE HEART OF EARTHLING MAN MAY THINK OUT OF HIS WAY
Man was created a free moral agent, able to choose between right and wrong. (Deuteronomy 30:19, 20) Our figurative heart has the ability to consider different options and fix its aim on one or more of them. Indicating that making choices is our responsibility, Solomon says: "The heart of earthling man may think out his way." Once this is done, "Jehovah himself does the directing of his steps." (Proverbs 16:9) Since Jehovah can guide our steps, we are acting wisely if we seek his help in 'making our plans firmly established.'

As previously noted, the heart is treacherous and is capable of carrying out false reasoning. For example, a person may commit a sin, and his heart may resort to self-justification. Instead of abandoning his sinful course, the individual may reason that God is loving, kind, merciful, and forgiving. Such a man has said in his heart: "God has forgotten. he has concealed his face. He will certainly never see it." (Psalm 10:11) However, it is improper and dangerous to presume upon God's mercy.

THE JUST INDICATOR AND SCALES BELONG TO JEHOVAH
Shifting his focus from the heart and the actions of earthling man to those of a king, Solomon says: "Inspired decisions should be upon the lips of a king; in judgment his mouth should not prove unfaithful."

Identifying the source of justice and righteousness, the wise king says: "The just indicator and scales belong to Jehovah; all the stone weights of the bag are his work." (Proverbs 16:11) Just indicators and scales are provided by God. Such standards are not for a king to come up with according to his preference. When on earth, Jesus said: "I cannot do a single thing of my own initiative; just as I hear, I judge; and the judgment that I render is righteous, because I seek, not my own will, but the will of Him that sent me." We can expect perfect justice from the Son, to whom the Father "has committed all the judging."--John 5:22, 30.

What else can be expected of a king who represents Jehovah? "The doing of wickedness is something detestable to kings," said the king of Israel, "for by righteousness is the throne firmly established." (Proverbs 16:12: The Messianic Kingdom is governed by God's righteous principles. It has no alliance with "the throne causing adversities."--Psalm 94:20; John 18:36; 1John 5:19.