Jesus’ counsel

Posted On June 18, 2021

Jesus gives his personal counsel, to those who would listen, only one time in the entire Bible:

Revelation 3:18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

Understanding the Greek meanings of the words, He essentially said:

“I advise you to join company with me and awaken so that I, the Lord can furnish what is needed for you to overcome and receive a white raiment. Keep company with me so that you may perceive my ways.”

Take His advice;

I did.

Then He changed my life forever.

Journal Notes:

counsel
Strong’s Definition: From G4862 and G1011; to give (or take) advice jointly, that is, recommend, deliberate or determine: – consult, (give, take) counsel (together).
G4682
Strong’s Definition: A primary preposition denoting union ; with or together (but much closer than G3326 or G3844), that is, by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.: – beside, with. In compounds it has similar applications, including completeness .
G1011
Strong’s Definition: From G1012; to advise, that is, (reflexively) deliberate, or (by implication) resolve: – consult, take counsel, determine, be minded, purpose.
Buy
Root G58
Strong’s Definition: From ἀγείρω ” ageiro” (to gather ; probably akin to G1453); properly the town square (as a place of public resort); by implication a market or thoroughfare: – market (-place), street.
Akin to G1453
Strong’s Definition: Probably akin to the base of G58 (through the idea of collecting one’s faculties); to waken (transitively or intransitively), that is, rouse (literally from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence): – awake, lift (up), raise (again, up), rear up, (a-) rise (again, up), stand, take up.
Luke 14:28 KJV For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?

Gold : root:G5557:root:G5530
Strong’s Definition: Middle voice of a primary verb (perhaps rather from G5495, to handle); to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, ” graze” [touch slightly], light upon, etc.), that is, (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner: – entreat, use. Compare G5531, G5534.
White raiment
Revelation 3:5 KJV He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.
Matthew 7:14 KJV Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

1John 5:4 KJV For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

If we are truly born of God, we must overcome. We overcome by growing our faith! (widening of the umbilical cord in proverbs 3:8) see proverbs 3:8 notes
Anoint root:G1722
Root G1722
Give self wholly to
Root G5548
Root G5530
to furnish what is needed
Eyesalve
Root: G2853
Strong’s Definition: From κόλλα kolla (” glue” ); to glue, that is, (passively or reflexively) to stick (figuratively): – cleave, join (self), keep company.
1Corinthians 6:17 KJV But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

John 9:6-7 KJV6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, 7 And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.

See
Strong’s Definition: A primary verb; to look at (literally or figuratively): – behold, beware, lie, look (on, to), perceive, regard, see, sight, take heed. Compare G3700.
Perceive: become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.

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