7.00.7 HOW to Know You are Being “led of the Lord”, by Divine Guidance #7. The Divine Gift of GOD’S WORD.

AWARE of The GODHEAD 7.00.7

THE GUIDANCE OF GOD

Adapted from:
Gleanings in the Godhead
by A.W. Pink

…

LET’S BE THANKFUL to GOD that

THE TRIUNE GODHEAD

has

SUPERNATURALLY FAVORED

Mankind with

HIS ETERNAL WORD.
…

“Your Word

is a Lamp to my feet,

and

a Light for my path”

Psalm 119:105.

…

Solomon even says the same things

about GOD’S Law

and Commandments,

in  Proverbs 6:23;

…

“Because

The Commandment is a Lamp;

and

The Law is Light;

and Reproofs of Instruction

are the way of Life”.

…

GOD’S Law

and Commandments are

a Lamp to our feet,

and

a Light for our path

as GOD SHOWS us

what our BUSINESS in LIFE,

both towards God and our fellow man,

are ALL ABOUT.

…

“The Commandment is a Lamp;

and

The Law is Light;

and Reproofs of Instruction

are the way of Life”

…

THAT IS JUST BUSINESS.

…

THE WORD of GOD

is OUR BUSINESS in LIFE.

…

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD

ARE ETERNAL BUSINESS

…

We obtain the knowledge of

our INHERITED SINFUL CONDITION,

as God’s Created Human Beings

that are

BORN IN THE LIKENESS of ADAM,

FROM

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD.

…

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD

Inform Mankind about The Righteousness

that God Requires of men.

…

By the Light of

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD

we may see our own deformity and infirmities,

the imperfection of our obedience,

and that we need a better righteousness

than our own “righteousness”

to Justify us in the Sight of God.

…

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD

  are a Rule for us to live by

and to Rule our conversation.

…

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD

DIRECTS US

in what to do, and how to live.

…

The Gospel part of the

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD

is a Great and Glorious Light.

…

By The Gospel part of the

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD

men come to have

some Knowledge of God in Christ,

as a God Gracious and Merciful.

…

By The Gospel part of the

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD

men come to have

some Knowledge of Jesus Christ,

Jesus’ Person, Offices, and Grace.

…

Men come to have

some Knowledge of Righteousness, Salvation,

and Eternal Life by Jesus Christ,

by The Gospel part of the

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD,

as well as,

 How to Live Soberly,

Righteously, and Godly.

…

The Whole Scripture

is a Light Shining in a dark place.

…

The Whole Scripture is a Light Shining,

as a lamp or torch

and

The Whole Scripture as a Shining Light

is to be carried in the hand of a Believer,

while he passes through this

SPIRITUALLY DARK WORLD.

…

The Whole Scripture as a Shining Light,

is to be carried in the hand of a Believer

while they are in the present state of imperfection,

in which they see SPIRITUAL things darkly.

…

The Whole Scripture is a Shining Light

to ALL BELIEVERS

as the Standard of Faith and Practice.

…

By the Light of this Lamp

of

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD,

Believers may discern

the difference

between True and False Doctrine.

…

By the Light of this Lamp

of

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD,

error and immorality may be reproved,

and made to be easily seen when manifested.

…

By the Light of this Lamp

of

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD,

The Way of Truth and Godliness,

in which a man should live

is Pointed Out.

…

And by means of

the Light of this Lamp

of

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD,

Believers may see

and shun the stumbling blocks in their way,

and escape falling into

SPIRITUAL pits and ditches.

…

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD

are a Good Light to Walk and Work by.

…

The Targum version says,

“Your Word is as a Light

that Shines to my feet.”

…

This follows and expresses the meaning,

“and a Light to my path”,

which is the same thing in other words.

…

Now it should be observed,

that the Word of God

IS ONLY “A SHINING LIGHT”

to a man whose eyes are Opened

and

Enlightened by the Spirit of God,

which is

ALSO ACCOMPLISHED

by Means of the 

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD,

THEMSELVES,

UNDER THE POWER of

THE HOLY SPIRIT of GOD.

…

WHY ?,

is the Word of God

ONLY VALUABLE,

to an INDIVIDUAL,

IN THE WAYS SHOWN ABOVE

IF THAT INDIVIDUAL’S

SPIRITUAL EYES

HAVE BEEN OPENED

and

Enlightened by the Spirit of God ??

…

Because a lamp, torch, candle,

or any other light

are of no use to a blind man.

…

The metaphor used here

is taken from a man

walking along a dangerous road

on a dark night,

in urgent need of a lantern

to show him where to walk safely

and comfortably,

to avoid injury and destruction.

…

The same figure of speech

is used again in the New Testament.

…

“We have also

a More Sure Word of Prophecy;

whereby you Do Well

that you Take Heed,

as unto a light

that shines in a dark place”

2 Peter 1:19.

…

The SPIRITUALLY dark place

is this World,

and it is only

as we take heed to the Word of GOD,

AND

to the SPIRITUAL Light

God Has Given us,

that we Will be Able to Perceive

and avoid;

…

“the broad road

which leads to destruction,”

and to

SPIRITUALLY DISCERN

the narrow way which alone

“leads to ( ETERNAL ) Life .”

…

It should be observed that this verse

plainly intimates that

God Has Placed His Word in our hands

for an Intensely Practical Purpose,

namely,

to direct

our walk and to regulate our behavior.

…

At once this shows us

the First and Principal use

we are to make of this Divine Gift.

…

It would do a traveler little good

to diligently scrutinize

the mechanism of a lamp,

or to admire its beautiful design.

…

Rather he is to take it up

and make a practical use of it.

…

Many are zealous in

“the letter of Scripture,”

and many are charmed

with the evidences of its Divine Authorship.

…

But how few of us

realize the Primary Purpose

for which God Gave the Scriptures

?????????

How few of us

make a practical use of

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD,

THEMSELVES,

UNDER THE POWER of

THE HOLY SPIRIT of GOD

?????????

How few of us

make a practical use of

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD,

UNDER THE POWER of

THE HOLY SPIRIT of GOD,

to order

the details of their lives

by GOD’S OWN WORDS

and GOD’S Rules and Regulations.

…

We eulogize “the lamp” ???,

but do we walk by its Light

??????????

…

For Example,

Our first need as little children

was to learn to walk.

…

The mother’s milk, or formula,

was only a means to an end:

to nourish OUR infant life,

to strengthen OUR limbs

so that they could be put to a practical use.

…

So it is

SPIRITUALLY.

…

When we have been Born Again

and

Feed by the Spirit

on the Pure Milk of the Word,

our First need is to Learn to Walk,

to Walk as the children of God.

…

This can be learned

ONLY as we

Find Out, Discover, Get to Know,

Work Out, Fathom, Learn, Deduce,

Divine, Discern, See, Understand

and Comprehend our Father’s Will,

as revealed in 

GOD’S OWN ETERNAL WORDS,

UNDER THE POWER of

THE HOLY SPIRIT of GOD.

…

By nature we are totally ignorant

of His Will for us

and

of what Promotes our Highest Interests,

TO LIVE OUR MOST POSITIVE LIFE.

…

It is solemn and humbling

that man is the only creature

born into this world devoid of intelligence

as to how to act,

and

who needs to be

Taught

what is evil

and what is Good for him.

…

All the lower orders of creation

are endowed with an instinct

which moves them to act discreetly,

to avoid what is harmful,

and to follow what is good.

…

But not so man.

…

Animals and birds

do not have to be taught

which herbs and berries are poisonous;

they need no curbs upon them

not to overeat or over drink

and make itself sick.

…

Even plants turn their faces to the light

and open their mouths

to catch the falling rain.

…

But fallen man has not even the instinct

of the brutes.

…

Usually fallen man

has to learn by painful experience

what is harmful and injurious.

…

And, as it has been well said,

“Experience keeps an expensive school”

— her fees are high.

…

Too bad that so many only discover this

when it is too late,

when they have wrecked their constitutions

beyond repair.

…

Some may answer to this,

“But man is endowed with a conscience.”

…

True,

but how well does a conscience

serve him until he is Enlightened by the Word

and

Convicted by the Spirit?

…

Man’s understanding has been so darkened by sin,

and foolishness is so bound up in his heart

from childhood

Proverbs 22:15,

that until he is instructed

he does not know what God Requires of him,

nor

what is for his Highest Good.

…

That is why God Gave us His Word:

to Make Known

What He Justly Demands of us.

…

God Gave us His Word

to inform us of those things

which destroy the soul;

…

God Gave us His Word

to Reveal the baits

which Satan uses to capture

and slay so many.

…

God Gave us His Word

 to Acquaint us with the Rules

which must be Observed if we are to

LIVE OUR MOST POSITIVE LIFE

& Know We are Being

“led of the Lord”,

by Divine Guidance.

*****

GO !

SEND THE WORD of GOD

to The Lost World !

for

God The Father,

God The Son

&

God The Holy Spirit.

…

“GO for ME”

GO FOR ME GO FUND ME

…

 

7.00.6 HOW to Know You are Being “led of the Lord”, by Divine Guidance #6, vs. the insidious lullaby of Satan.

AWARE of The GODHEAD 7.00.6

THE GUIDANCE OF GOD

by

The Holy Spirit.

Adapted from

The Holy Spirit
by A. W. Pink
Chapter 21
The Spirit Leading

…

Are You Divinely Drawn ?

…

As we have see,

The Eternal Holy Spirit

Ministered during

THE OLD TESTAMENT TIMES.

…

This is brought out clearly in Isaiah 63,

…

“Where is He

that brought them up

out of the Sea

with the shepherd of His flock?

where is He

that Put His Holy Spirit

within him?

( in Moses )

…

( The Holy Spirit of God )

“That

Led

them by the right hand of Moses

with His Glorious Arm,

Dividing the water before them,

to Make Himself

an Everlasting Name?

…

( The Holy Spirit of God )

“That

Led

them through the deep,

as an horse in the wilderness,

that they should not stumble?

…

“As a beast

goes down into the valley”,

The Spirit of the LORD

Caused

him ( Moses ) to Rest:

So Did You

 ( The Holy Spirit of God )

Lead

Your People,

to Make Yourself

a Glorious Name”

( Isaiah 63:11-14).

…

Moses was no more able, by his own power,

to induce the Hebrews

to pass between the divided waters

of the Red Sea

and to cross the trackless desert,

than by the mere extending of the rod

he could divide those waters.

…

Moses was simply the human instrument:

The Holy Spirit of God

was

The ALL-KNOWING

and

ALL-POWERFUL

GUIDE.

…

In the above passage

we have more than a hint of how

The Holy Spirit “leads”:

…

The Holy Spirit “leads”

by

an Inward Impulse,

as well as

by External Directions.

…

Among his comments upon Romans 8:14

Matthew Henry says,

…

“Led by the Spirit as a scholar

in his learning is led by his tutor,

as a traveler in his journey

is led by his guide,

as a soldier in his engagements

is led by his captain.”

…

But such analogies are inadequate,

because they present only the external side,

leaving out of account

the Internal Operations of the Spirit,

which are even more essential.

…

“O LORD,

I know that the way of man

is not in himself:

it is not in man

that walks

to direct his steps”

(Jeremiah 10:23).

…

By nature we are not only

ignorant of God’s way,

but reluctant to walk therein

even when it is shown us,

and

therefore we find Christians singing,

“Draw me, we will run after Thee”

(Song of Solomon 1:4).

…

YET ?, we never seek God,

much less

“run after Him,”

until we are

Divinely Drawn.

…

This humbling Truth

was well understood by David of old.

…

First, David prayed,

“Teach me, O LORD,

The Way of Your Statutes

. . .

“Give me Understanding”

(Psalms 119:33, 34).

…

But second,

he realized that something more

than Divine Illumination

was needed by him:

therefore did he add,

“Make me to go in the path

of Thy commandments

. . .

“Incline my heart

to Your Testimonies,”

(Psalms 119:35, 36).

…

By nature our hearts

are

ENEMIES of GOD

and

averse from God

and Holiness.

…

“The heart is deceitful

above all things,

and

desperately wicked:

who can know it ?”

Jeremiah 17:9

…

We can be worldly of ourselves,

but we cannot be heavenly of ourselves.

…

The power of sin lies in the love of it,

and it is only as our affections

are Divinely Drawn to Things Above

that we are Delivered from sin’s dominion.

…

Moreover, our wills are perverse,

and only as Supernatural Grace

is Brought to Bear upon

OUR WILLS

are they “Inclined” God-wards.

…

“And you will not come to Me,

that you might have Life.”

John 5:40

…

“No man can Come to Me,

Except the Father

which Has Sent Me

Draw him:

and

I Will Raise him up at the last day.

John 6:44

…

Thus, to be

“led by the Spirit of God”

is to be Governed by

THE HOLY SPIRIT of GOD

from within,

to be Subject to His Secret

but Real Impulses or Striving.
…

Not only are our hearts

inclined by nature to temporal things,

material, worldly, and evil things,

rather than to Eternal, Spiritual,

Heavenly and Holy Things,

but

our hearts are by inveterate custom too.

…

As soon as we are born

we follow the bent of our natural appetites,

and the first few years of our life

are governed merely by sense;

and the pleasures begotten

by gratifying our senses

become deeply ingrained in us.

…

Moreover, by constant living in the world

and long contact with material things,

the tendency increases upon us

and we become more strongly settled

in a worldly frame of mind and soul.

…

“Can the Ethiopian change his skin,

or the leopard his spots?

then may you also do good,

that are accustomed to do evil”

(Jeremiah 13:23).

…

Custom becomes a “second nature” to us:

the more we follow a certain course of life,

the more we delight in it,

and we are only weaned from it

with very great difficulty.

…

Natural lusts and appetites

being born and bred in us from infancy,

continue to cry out for indulgence

and satisfaction.

…

The will has become bent

to a carnal course

and the heart craves material pleasures.

…

Hence, when the claims of God

are presented to us,

when the interests of our souls

and the things of eternity

are brought before us,

when the

“beauty of holiness”

is presented to our view,

they find our wills

already biased in the contrary direction

and

our heart prepossessed

with other inclinations,

which by reason of long indulgence

bind us to them.

…

The heart being deeply engaged with

and delighting in temporal

and worldly things,

is quite unable to respond

to the dictates of reason

and set itself upon that

which is heavenly and Divine;

and even the voice of conscience

is unheeded by the soul,

which prefers

the insidious lullaby of Satan.

…

Nothing but the Almighty Power

of the Holy Spirit Can

Turn

and

Lead

the heart

BACK to GOD.

*****

7.00.5 HOW to Know You are Being “led of the Lord”, by Divine Guidance # 5.

AWARE of The GODHEAD 7.00.5

THE GUIDANCE OF GOD

by JESUS CHRIST.

…

The Medium

and Method of Access

to the Father

is the Name of Jesus Christ.

…

JESUS CHRIST is the Mediator

between God and man

&

JESUS CHRIST

is the Way of Access

to GOD The FATHER.

…

As we will see, here,

although Jesus seems to be Saying,

“you will ask Me nothing” ??

…

“And in that day

you will ask Me nothing

….

“Truly, Truly, I Say to you,

Whatever you will ask the Father

in My Name,

We Will Give it to you.”

***

“In that day

you will ask Me nothing”,

….

“That day”,

Meaning,

WHAT “day” ?

…

By “that day”, here,

Jesus is Not Speaking about,

“the day”

of GOSPEL LIGHT

that includes

The Whole Gospel Age,

which

The Entire Gospel Age

is actually often called:

…

“that day”;

in prophetic language,

  in the New Testament,

which now

is a Time of Great Spiritual Light

and Knowledge:

as opposed to the night of Jewish

and Gentile darkness;

and,

in comparison of the former

Old Testament Times,

of veiled Truths.

…

Also, when Jesus Says,

“In that day

you will ask Me nothing”,

Jesus is Not Speaking about,

“that day”

AS MEANING:

the latter part of that

SAME “day”, above,

of The AGE of The Gospel “day”,

as referring to

The Time

TOWARD THE END of

The Whole Gospel Age of LIGHT,

when there will be

no night of

Spiritual darkness,

  in that “day”

and

no night of desertion,

no night of error and security,

and

no night of affliction and persecution,

for the churches of JESUS CHRIST,

when the earth will be

Filled with the

Knowledge of the Lord;

AND

when all the children of God

Will be Taught BY JESUS,

and there will be no need to say,

Know the Lord,

for all THE SAVED Will Know Him,

from the least to the greatest.

…

Also, when Jesus Says,

“In that day

you will ask Me nothing”,

Jesus is Not Speaking about,

“that day”

AS MEANING:

The Day of Judgment,

which, by way of emphasis,

is also frequently called

“that day”.

…

Also, when Jesus Says,

“In that day

you will ask Me nothing”,

Jesus is Not Speaking about,

The day or

The State of Ultimate Happiness,

The Everlasting Day of Glory;

when all imperfections

Will be Done Away,

when

Saints Will Know,

as they are Known,

and

see Jesus as He is,

and

have no need

to ask any questions about Him.

***

HOWEVER,

“that day”,

here,

when Jesus says,

“In that day

you will ask Me nothing”,

…

“that day”

REFERS to

The Time

 when

Jesus Christ, and His Apostles,

Would meet again,

and

see each others faces

with Joy

and Pleasure,

AFTER

JESUS’ RESURRECTION.

…

Jesus is Referring to the Time

following AFTERWARD,

especially the Day of Pentecost,

when the Spirit

was Poured Down on them,

WHO WERE ALREADY

ORGANIZED and ASSEMBLED,

as JESUS’ FIRST CHURCH

in CORPORATE CAPACITY

and,

According to JESUS’ Promise,

THE HOLY SPIRIT Came to them,

as JESUS’ FIRST CHURCH

in CORPORATE CAPACITY,

AND

Taught

them all things,

and

Led

them into all Truth,

as JESUS’ FIRST CHURCH

in CORPORATE CAPACITY.

…

This: “day”, in;

“In that day

you will ask Me nothing”,

is also not to be understood as,

“ask Me nothing”

in Prayer;

because it appears, by what follows,

that they should

Ask in JESUS’ Name,

and

JESUS Encourages

PRAYER.

…

But,

“In that day

you will ask Me nothing”,

IS SPEAKING

of THESE APOSTLES

Asking JESUS SPECIFIC Questions,

NOT JUST ANY QUESTION;

for it is certain, that, within this time,

they did ask many things.

…

For example,

Peter asked Jesus

what John,

the beloved disciple, should do;

and

they all asked JESUS,

a little before His Ascension,

whether He would, at that Time,

Restore Again the Kingdom to Israel.

…

But WHEN JESUS SAID,

“In that day

you will ask Me nothing”,

it is meant to be restrained to such things

that they had been, or were,

desirous of asking Jesus;

BEFORE HIS RESURRECTION

such as,

“WHERE ARE YOU GOING ?

…

Would You,

“Show us the Father?”

…

“How is it that You

Will Manifest Yourself to us,

and

not unto the World?”

…

And more especially these last questions,

that The Apostles greatly desired

to put to JESUS,

SUCH AS:

What Do You Mean ?,

“a Little While

and

you will not see Me?”

and

what is the meaning

of these words,

“because I

Go to the Father?”

John 16:17.

…

Now our Lord Intimates,

that at This Time,

AFTER HIS RESURRECTION,

TO WHICH HE IS REFERRING,

all these things would be so clear

and evident to them,

that they Would, then, ask Him

no questions about them.

…

But JESUS Adds,

“Truly, Truly,

I say unto you,

whatever you

will ask the Father

in My Name,

He Will Give it to you.”

…

“Asking” here signifies Prayer,

and a different word is here used

than before.

…

Now, as Students and WORSHIPERS

of THE TRIUNE GODHEAD:

The Object of Prayer is the Father,

although not to the

Exclusion of the Son and Spirit,

Who were Both Separately,

or in Conjunction with the Father,

Prayed to after this;

see Acts 7:59; as we see:

…

“And they stoned Stephen,

calling on God, and saying,

Lord Jesus,

Receive my Spirit.“

…

The Medium

and Method of Access

to the Father

is the Name of Jesus Christ.

…

JESUS CHRIST is the Mediator

between God and man

&

JESUS CHRIST

is the Way of Access

to GOD The FATHER.

…

Whatever is asked,

is to be asked

on Account of

JESUS’ Blood,

JESUS’ Righteousness,

and

JESUS’ Sacrifice,

and

then there is no doubt of Success.

…

Whatever is asked

Will be Given;

JESUS’ Blood within the Vale

Speaks Loud for Every Blessing.

…

God is Always Pleased with

JESUS’ Righteousness,

AND

JESUS’ Sacrifice is

a Sweet Smelling Savior.

…

JESUS’ Mediation is

ALL-POWERFUL

and

JESUS Name is

Always Prevalent

to

GUIDE YOU

to

LIVE YOUR MOST

POSITIVE LIFE

&

Know You are Being

“led of the Lord”,

by Divine Guidance.

…

7.00.4 HOW to Know You are Being “led of the Lord”, by Divine Guidance # 4.

AWARE of The GODHEAD 7.00.4

THE GUIDANCE OF GOD

by

The Holy Spirit.

Adapted from

The Holy Spirit
by A. W. Pink
Chapter 21
The Spirit Leading

…

For Students of

“The TRIUNE GODHEAD”,

The Third Person,

in THE ETERNAL GODHEAD,

GOD,

The Holy Spirit,

GIVES HIS CHILDREN

THE GUIDANCE OF GOD,

as we read in Romans 8:14;

“Because as many as are

Led

by The Spirit of God,

they are The Sons of God”.

…

This verse presents to us another aspect

of the Varied Work of

The Blessed

Eternal Holy Spirit.

…

In addition to all

The Holy Spirit of God’s

Other Functions,

The Eternal Holy Spirit

Performs

The Office of

Guide

to the Godly.

…

Nor is this peculiar to the present

NEW TESTAMENT AGE:

 

The Eternal Holy Spirit

Ministered during

THE OLD TESTAMENT TIMES.

…

This is brought out clearly in Isaiah 63,

…

“Where is He

that brought them up

out of the Sea

with the shepherd of His flock?

where is He

that Put His Holy Spirit

within him?

( in Moses )

…

( The Holy Spirit of God )

“That

Led

them by the right hand of Moses

with His Glorious Arm,

Dividing the water before them,

to Make Himself

an Everlasting Name?

…

( The Holy Spirit of God )

“That

Led

them through the deep,

as an horse in the wilderness,

that they should not stumble?

…

“As a beast

goes down into the valley”,

The Spirit of the LORD

Caused

him ( Moses ) to Rest:

So Did You

 ( The Holy Spirit of God )

Lead

Your People,

to Make Yourself

a Glorious Name”

( Isaiah 63:11-14).

…

Moses was no more able, by his own power,

to induce the Hebrews

to pass between the divided waters

of the Red Sea

and to cross the trackless desert,

than by the mere extending of the rod

he could divide those waters.

…

Moses was simply the human instrument:

The Holy Spirit of God

was

The ALL-KNOWING

and

ALL-POWERFUL

GUIDE.

…

7.00.3 HOW to Know You are Being “led of the Lord”, by Divine Guidance # 3.

AWARE of The GODHEAD 7.00.3

THE GUIDANCE OF GOD

…

For Students of

“The TRIUNE GODHEAD”,

“The Lord is my Shepherd”,

is NOT to be understood

AS SPEAKING of  Jehovah the Father,

and of Jehovah the Father

as Feeding the people of Israel

in the wilderness,

…

( though the Character of a Shepherd

is sometimes given to Jehovah the Father,

as in  Psalm 77:20 ).

…

However,

“The Lord is my Shepherd”,

IS REFERRING TO:

Jehovah the Son,

to Whom

“Shepherd”

is most frequently ascribed,

as in Genesis 49:24.

…

THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

was Called and Appointed to

This Divine Office of

“Shepherd”

 by

Jehovah God His Father.

…

As Called and Appointed to

This Divine Office of

“Shepherd”

 by

Jehovah God His Father,

in

Jehovah God The Son,

JESUS CHRIST’S

Condescending Grace

He Undertook to Execute

This Divine Office of

“Shepherd”,

for Which

Jehovah God The Son,

JESUS CHRIST,

is Abundantly Qualified.

…

JESUS CHRIST

is Omniscient, and so Knows All His Sheep

and any malady of their spirit

and any disorder or disease of their body,

especially one that is chronic or deep-seated,

and any other undesirable

or disordered condition,

such as social maladies.

…

“The Lord … my Shepherd”,

Knows

Where to Find HIS SHEEP,

What is their SITUATION IS,

and What is to be Done for them.

…

AND

THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

Being Omnipotent,

Can Do Everything Proper for them

and

Having All Power

in Heaven and in Earth,

Jehovah Jesus,

The Shepard

Can Protect, Defend,

and

SAVE HIS SHEEP.

…

With All the Treasures

of Wisdom and Knowledge

Being in

JESUS, The SON of GOD,

He Can Guide and Direct HIS SHEEP

in the Best Manner.

…

Therefore

JESUS CHRIST

is Called

“The Great Shepherd”,

and

“The Chief Shepherd”,

and

“The Good Shepherd”.

…

David Calls

JESUS,

“my Shepherd”

…

WHY ?

…

Jesus Christ,

The Second Person in

THE ETERNAL

TRIUNE GODHEAD

has a Right to David,

as

JESUS CHRIST, THE LORD

Has to All The Sheep of God,

by Virtue of His Father’s Gift,

OF THOSE SHEEP TO HIM

and of JESUS’ Own

Purchase

OF THOSE SHEEP 

WITH HIS OWN BLOOD.

…

BY The POWER of GOD’S GRACE,

in MAKING JESUS CHRIST

David’s SHEPARD,

David is Yielding Subjection to his

SHEPARD, JESUS,

AND Follows

THE LORD JESUS CHRIST,

as The Sheep of Jesus Christ Do

wheresoever Jesus Goes

David here also as expresses

his Faith in JESUS,

his Affection for JESUS,

and

The JOY David has because of JESUS:

and from thence David comfortably concludes,

“I shall not want”;

 anything; not any temporal good thing,

as none of Jesus Christ’s Sheep do, that

Jesus

in His Wisdom Sees Proper

and Convenient for them;

nor any Spiritual Good Things,

since a Fulness of

any Spiritually Good Things

is in

THEIR LORD JESUS,

out of which all their wants are Supplied.

…

JESUS’ SHEEP

cannot want food,

because by 

THEIR LORD JESUS

they go in and out

and find Pasture.

…

In

THE LORD JESUS

their Bread is Given to

JESUS’ SHEEP,

where they have Enough and to Spare,

and their Waters are Provided to them.

…

JESUS’ SHEEP

DO NOT WANT for clothing,

because

 JESUS is THE LORD

their Righteousness,

and they are Clothed

with the Robe of His Righteousness.

…

JESUS’ SHEEP

DO NOT WANT for Rest,

because

JESUS is their

RESTING PLACE,

in Whom they Find Rest for their souls,

and are by 

THEIR GREAT SHEPARD,

JESUS,

led

to Waters of Rest,

as WE SEE, in Psalm 23:2,

AND

the words may be rendered:

…

“I Will Not fail”,

or

“I Will Not come short”

…

“I Will Not fail”,

or

 come short”

of Eternal Glory

and Happiness;

BECAUSE:

Jesus Christ’s Sheep

are in His Hands,

out of which none can pluck them,

and therefore

JESUS’ SHEEP

WILL NOT PERISH,

but

Have Everlasting Life,

as seen in John 10:27;

…

“My Sheep Hear My Voice,

and

I Know them,

and they

Follow Me.”

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7.00.2 HOW to Know You are Being “led of the Lord”, by Divine Guidance # 2.

AWARE of The GODHEAD 7.00.2

THE GUIDANCE of GOD

from

GOD’S ETERNAL WORDS.

Adapted from:
Gleanings in the Godhead
by A.W. Pink

…

A great deal of mystical vagueness

and puzzling uncertainty will be removed

in order to

ACTUALLY

LIVE OUR MOST POSITIVE LIFE

&

Know We are Being

“led of the Lord”,

by Divine Guidance,

when we substitute

ASKING OURSELVES:

“Is this

According to

God’s Will ?”,

for the simpler and more tangible,

“Is this

According to

God’s Word ?”

…

God, in His Infinite Condescension

and Transcendent Grace,

has Given us His 

ETERNAL WORDS

for this very Purpose,

so that we need not stumble along blindly,

ignorant of what Pleases or Displeases Him,

but that we might Know His Mind.

…

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD

  are Given to us

 not simply for information,

but to:

Regulate our conduct,

to Enlighten our minds,

and

to Mold our hearts.

…

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD

Supply us with an Unerring Chart

by which to steer through

the dangerous Sea of Life.

…

If we Sincerely and Diligently follow,

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD

Will Deliver us

from disastrous rocks and submerged reefs,

and Direct us safely to the Heavenly Harbor.

…

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD

have all the Instructions we need

for every problem,

and every emergency

we may be called upon to face.

…

THE ETERNAL WORDS of GOD

have been Given to us:
…

“that the man of God

may be Perfect,

Thoroughly Furnished

unto All Good Works”

2 Timothy 3:17.

*****

7.00.1 HOW to Know You are Being “led of the Lord”, by Divine Guidance # 1.

AWARE of The GODHEAD 7.00.1

THE GUIDANCE OF GOD

Adapted from:
Gleanings in the Godhead
by A.W. Pink

…

THE TRIUNE GODHEAD

EMPHASIZES

The Positive Aspect

of

OBTAINING

DIVINE GUIDANCE.

…

GOD ALMIGHTY SAYS

that

SAVED SOULS,

by THE BLOOD of JESUS CHRIST,

MAY LEARN and KNOW:

  HOW to LIVE

OUR MOST POSITIVE LIFE

&

KNOW WE ARE ACTUALLY

Being “led of the Lord”,

by Divine Guidance.

…

There are few subjects
that Believers are more exercised about,

than that they may be

“led of the Lord”

in all their ways.

…

Yet when some

important decision has to be made,

those same Believers are often puzzled

to Know How

“the Mind of The Lord”

May be Obtained.

…

Great numbers of pamphlets

and booklets on this subject have been written,

but they are so vague that they offer little help.

…

There certainly exists a real need today

for some clear,

definitive treatment of the subject of

Being “led of the Lord”,

by Divine Guidance.

…

For some years I have been convinced

that one thing which contributes

to shrouding this subject in mystery

is the loose, misleading terms

generally employed by those who refer to

ACTUALLY

Being “led of the Lord”,

by Divine Guidance.

…

While such expressions are used,such as:

…

“Is this

According to God’s Will?”,

…

“Do I Have the Prompting

of the Holy Spirit?”,

…

“Were you led of the Lord

in that?”.

…

Sincere minds will continue to be perplexed

and never arrive at any certainty.

….

These expressions are so commonly used

in religious circles

that probably quite a few readers

will be surprised at our challenging them.

…

We certainly do not condemn these expressions

as erroneous,

but rather we wish to point out

that they are too intangible for most people

until more definitely defined.
…

What alternative, then, have we to suggest?

…

In connection with every decision we make,

every plan we form,

every action we execute,

let the question be,

“Is this in harmony with God’s Word?”

…

Is it what the Scriptures

instruct or urge (someone) to do ?

…

Is this What

GOD HIMSELF TELLS US

that HE

Directs, Requires, Orders, Commands,

Tells us, Calls On us,

Demands of us,

Charges us TO DO ?

…

HAS GOD HIMSELF ALREADY

Prescribed an Action or Attitude for us

to Perform or Adopt ?

…

Does it square with the Rule

God Has Given us to Walk By?

…

Is it in Accord

with the Example which Jesus Christ

Left us to Follow?

…

Is it difficult to square this behavior

with

WHAT GOD the FATHER HAS SAID ?

WHAT GOD the SON HAS SAID ?

AND

WHAT GOD The HOLY SPIRIT

HAS REVEALED in THE BIBLE ??

…

IN ORDER to LIVE

OUR MOST POSITIVE LIFE

& Know WE are ACTUALLY

Being “led of the Lord”,

by Divine Guidance,

WE MUST ASSURE OUR ACTIONS

are IN Harmony with God’s Word.

…

Then OUR ACTIVITY and BEHAVIOR

in OUR LIFE WILL BE

“According to God’s Will,”

BECAUSE,

GOD’S WILL

is Revealed in His Word.

…

If You Do What the Scriptures

REVEAL to DO,

then YOU ARE BEING

“Prompted and

EMPOWERED to LIVE

by

The POWER of

THE HOLY SPIRIT”.

…

HOW ?

…

THE HOLY SPIRIT ALWAYS MOVES

any Individual Saved Soul to Act

ACCORDING to GOD’S VERY WORDS.
…

If Your Conduct Squares

with the Rule of Righteousness

( the Precepts and Commands

of GOD’S ALMIGHTY’S OWN WORDS ),

then

You Must Be “led of the Lord”.

…

Why ?

…

Because,

THE HOLY SPIRIT

ONLY MOVES and LEADS

any Individual Saved Soul

into the

“Paths of Righteousness”

…

Psalm 23:1, 3;

“The Lord is my Shepherd,

I shall not want…

He Restores my Soul:

He Leads me

in the Paths of Righteousness

for His Name’s Sake.”

….

THEREFORE, AS LONG AS

OUR

ACTIVITY and BEHAVIOR

in OUR LIFE

is in Harmony with God’s Word,

then it Must Be

“According to God’s Will.”

*****