#Essential_Faith_Nuggets LOCK-UP (Please read listed verses) In St. John 2:18-21, the Jews asked Jesus for a sign, to which He replied: Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Their minds Locked-Up on the Herodian Temple, and they missed what He said. The Bible explains that He meant the Temple of His Body, but they supposed that He was talking about a physical building. Sadly, this is not the only case of such a Lock-Up. Nicodemus, in chapter 3:1-4, also Locked-Up on the idea of physical birth, though Jesus was talking about Spiritual birth. Sometimes today, if you ask people if they are a Christian, they Lock-Up on a church denomination, and reply: Yes, Im a-- (Church name.) Likewise, if you ask some people if they believe on Jesus Christ, they may reply: Yes, but they Lock-Up on what they suppose is belief. All of us must deal with 1 Cor. 2:9. But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. Verse ten says that the Holy Spirit reveals the things of God to us. If He doesnt, for any reason, we simply do not correctly understand them. Thus, for many, faith is a great mystery. The Bible is a very difficult book to understand unless the Holy Spirit enlightens our mind about it. Jesus said: Except a man be born again, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. Many people can quote Scriptures from the Bible, but according to what they say about them, it is certain that they do not rightly grasp what they have quoted. In Mark 12:24, the Lord Jesus told the Jews that that was the case with their question. In short, they didnt know what they were talking about! It is easy to suppose that we understand a statement of Scripture, based on what our eyes see on the page. I mean that there are things that are hidden to unbelief. It is not that God doesnt want people to know; but the devil blinds peoples minds so that they CANNOT see the things of God. 2 Cor. 4:4. What are we to do about this dilemma? Jesus told us in Matthew 6:33. If a person is only casually interested in the Bible, or is indifferent about its requirements, they will grasp very little of its treasures. But if we seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, He will add to us, and the Holy Spirit can guide us into all Truth. I.e., the Word of God, John 17:17. If we receive Jesus Christ as Lord, and are born again, we enter into the Kingdom of God, and if we follow Jesus, we WILL learn of Him. To those who seek Him, God is able to impart the Spirit of Wisdom and of understanding in the knowledge of Him. Eph.1:17-22. It is right for us to ask our Lord for the knowledge of His will, that we might walk worthy of Him in all well pleasing. Col. 1:9-10. The Scripture further shows our inadequacy in Divine things in 1 Cor. 2:9-15. Please read it carefully, and note that the natural man CANNOT RECEIVE THE THINGS OF GOD! Again, a person MUST be born again, or he cannot see the Kingdom of God. John 3:3-5. Sometimes people believe God and ask in prayer, but discern no answer to their prayer of faith, as they suppose. Such people often give up in frustration, or worse, blame God for His perceived indifference to their desperate prayers. The fact is 2 Cor.1:20. If there is failure in approach to God for His help, the failure is ours, not His. He cannot lie! Num.23:19; Titus 1:2. Some people ask God for Divine healing, and seeming not to receive it, they suppose and teach that it is no longer Gods will to heal today in answer to prayer. Many other instances of un- belief have produced wrong thinking about Gods grace. My friend, Gods Word, the Bible, is True as it is written. HE said: Ask, and it shall be given you. Ask Him how to enter into the answer that He gives you. Other people allow some Christians failures to make them bitter towards God Himself! As if peoples failures make God untrustworthy! As if their anger at God can be avenged by forsaking Him! Foolishness!! Oh, my friend, Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life. No where else is Divine life available for us. John 3:16, Acts 16:31. Dont Lock-up on what you think: seek the Lord until you gain the Truth, according to His Word.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 04:15:30 +0000
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