My Quest for His Truth

By Ronke Ruth Alao

My Quest for His Truth is a collection of biblical truth. It is written with clarity and simplicity. It will engage and evoke hunger for more revelation of the word of God. The lessons have been categorised to advance the knowledge of the reader and to serve as revelation in salient areas of the scripture. The book will challenge and satisfy those seeking to grow in the knowledge of the word of God and to get the best from it. The matured Christian will also be engaged for a deeper revelation in the word of life and truth.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris UK
• Release date: Mar 5, 2014
• ISBN: 9781493141715

Ronke Ruth Alao

Ronke Ruth Alao is an associate pastor at the Grace Outreach Church, London, an established Pentecostal church in Dartford, Kent. She’s a Bible teacher who is passionate about the Word of God and is involved in teaching, as well as writing books and articles on the subject dear to her heart, which is enriching the body of Christ through revelation of the Word of God. Her two other books continue to bless lives. Ronke is a solicitor by profession, and she practices in South-east London. She’s married and is blessed with two children, Fiyinfolu and Ajibola.

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Every Mother’s Prayer

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. (Luke 2: 40, KJV)

Most mothers sincerely desire that their child or children develop well—physically, mentally, psychologically, maturely, and spiritually. They desire that their children are confident and not timid and are able to stand up to challenges and even bullying by their peers. Mothers desire that their children are exceptional, shoulder high above their colleagues in the classroom, astute, and morally upright.

Every desire of a genuine mother is encapsulated in the description given of the child Jesus above. The evidence of the impact of such all-round development is seen in Luke 2: 46-47 (KJV). Here, Jesus was a twelve-year-old child; He was seen in the company of doctors and elderly men both hearing and asking them questions. His own answers to questions were very intelligent and astonishing because He was transmitting at a level which appeared to be beyond His years, and His listeners were obviously amazed at His words.

Mothers need to take a clue from this: children can only develop so well through the prayers and knowledge of the word of God, which we have sown into their lives, and also exposure to mental stimulating things and our own lifestyle. The above scripture should, therefore, be a prayer for every mother, and the evidence will be obvious as time will reveal. Luke 2: 51 (KJV) says of Jesus, ‘And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth and was subject unto them’. Jesus was subject to His parents because of the grace of God that was upon Him. Our children will also be subject and obedient to us if we pray that the grace of God be upon them. They should not be subject to the immorality, drinks and drugs, peer pressure, and the devices of the world. Rather, they should know God’s love and fear Him, and through such reverence, they will also find purpose for their own existence.

In Apostle Paul’s missionary journey to Galatia, while admonishing the Galatian brethren, he could not contain his burden for their children, so he expressed this through his prayers that they should know God for themselves and that the character of Jesus Christ should be manifest in their lives. He encouraged them, saying, ‘My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you’ (Gal. 4: 19, KJV). This is clearly indicative of the fact that for children to know God for themselves, parents need to pray and travail as Paul did. They should be taken to the church from an early age and engaged in things that can develop their knowledge and understanding of God consistently.

This principle is affirmed and exemplified in Timothy’s life when Paul was admonishing him, and he said, ‘And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus’ (2 Tim. 3: 15, KJV). This shows that the teaching must begin at a very early age, and the outcome will be evident as it reflected in the life of Timothy whom Paul testified of the faith he had which he developed through the teaching and mentoring of his mother and grandmother. As Apostle Paul put it, When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also (1 Tim. 1: 5, KJV).

Every good thing has a ‘price tag’, and the price tag for a spiritually astute child will not just happen without sacrifices from the mother or parent. If the life history or testimony of Timothy is anything to go by, the sacrifices of the ‘great women’ (mother and grandmother) in his life contributed immensely to his spiritual growth and evident faith in God.

It is thus a strong prayer that after the teaching and mentoring, God will cause our children to be taught of Him so that they can have peace in their lives, enable their parents have peace, and be a good ambassador of God, their family, nation, and faith.

An Exemplary Woman

‘And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread…’ (2 Kgs. 4: 8-37, KJV)

A virtuous woman is often described as a woman who fears, reveres, and loves God. Proverbs 31 is synonymous with this description, and there are many virtues identified in this chapter of the Bible, but no name has been affixed. It is my view that every woman who fits the category described above can have her name implanted in Proverb 31. One of the outstanding women who displayed exceptional virtues that cannot be overlooked is the woman of Shunem. The virtues she displayed have made her to be recognised as an exemplary and virtuous woman worthy to be registered in the annals of biblical history. The virtues she displayed among many are as follows:

1.   She was described as a notable woman.

2.   She knew God enough to perceive a holy man of God when she saw Elisha.

3.   She was submissive to her husband, persuading and seeking his opinion before making her decision—she respected him and his views and was not opinionated.

4.   She was hospitable—providing lodging for the man of God without taking payment.

5.   She showed care and concern for her lodger without any hidden expectation of reward.

6.   She was a contended woman. Though her lodger was ready to obtain favour for her from high places, she would rather be left the way she was, showing contentment in what she had.

7.   When her only son died, her reaction was not to cry, shout, or curse but rather to seek immediate solution, showing calmness in the midst of storm.

8.   Her confession in the midst of trouble and tribulation was positive: ‘It is well’ (2 Kgs. 4: 23 and 26, KJV).

9.   She exhibited perseverance, patience, hope, and faith, and all these mixed together in order to get the result she desired from the man of God (2 Kgs. 4: 30, KJV).

10.   When she got the result she desired, and her son came back to life, she humbled herself and worshipped God.

It is obvious from all the above how remarkable the woman of Shunem was, and it is a strong lesson for the daughters of Zion today. Can we exhibit the same virtues this woman displayed if confronted with the same or similar situation or circumstances? How hospitable are we? We know that some have entertained angels by their sincere act of hospitality without knowing, bringing untold blessings into their lives. In the midst of disappointments, do we still remember to confess or maintain our position of hope and faith, or do we just start questioning God? It takes a lot to be a virtuous woman, but that is what we are called to be. We thus need to examine our lives carefully in the mirror of God’s word and exemplify the life of people like the woman of Shunem.

The Blessing of Walking with God

And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah. (Gen. 5: 21, KJV)

The man Enoch came from the descendant of Seth, the third child of Adam and Eve. Enoch was recorded as a man who walked with God and the first man who did not taste death or experience death because he walked with God. Most often, messages about Enoch always centre on the fact that he walked with God and that he did not die. There is, however, more to learn from the life of Enoch. Further on in Chapter 5 of Genesis, it is recorded that Methuselah came from the lineage of Enoch. Methuselah is remembered in the Bible for his age and longevity. He was known to be the oldest man that ever lived. It is, therefore, obvious that the blessings of Enoch transcended the fact that he did not die and also that his descendants experienced longevity. This longevity brought fame not only then but even now also, and unless this age could be matched, Methuselah will always be remembered as the man who broke the longevity record. He lived for 969 years before he died. Walking with God can therefore be said to have abundant blessings as follows:

1.   Being alive in the spirit

2.   Longevity which can extend to descendants

3.   Fame

If Methuselah had lived in the modern generation, his name would have entered the Guinness Book of Records. Beyond the name in the records is the benefits that attach to walking with God; nobody should lose the sight of this. The likely question will then be what it means to walk with God like Enoch did. It means to know God and recognise Him as a father, to live a life of obedience to His dictates, and to serve and honour Him with all that we have. It is a life of surrender to His will, a life that seeks that God takes preeminence in everything and that His will alone be done in our lives.

Godly Virtues

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Pet. 1: 5-8, KJV)

What does it mean to be barren? To be barren means to be unfruitful, unproductive, and unable to yield result. Most times, barrenness is considered to be a woman’s inability to produce children. This is a narrow perception indeed as we can see from the scriptures above. It then implies that a woman could have as many children as she wants, yet be barren in the perspective of God or barren spiritually. This is not gender-restricted as the same thing applies to men. It is possible to be spiritually barren; it is also possible for a ministry to be barren and unfruitful. Apostle Peter identified eight attributes that a Christian should have in order not to be barren and to live a fruitful and productive Christian life. Absence of these things implies that a Christian life will be ordinary and unproductive. The eight attributes are faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity. It is quite interesting to know that these eight things actually summarise the Ten Commandments and the preaching of the Lord Jesus Christ in relation to love for God and one’s