“If anything is a mystery to you and is coming between you and
God, never look for the explanation in
your mind, but look for it in your spirit, your true inner nature— that is
where the problem is. Once your inner spiritual nature is willing to submit to
the life of Jesus, your understanding will be perfectly clear, and you will
come to the place where there is no distance between the Father and you, His
child, because the Lord has made you one. “In that day you will ask Me
nothing.” CHAMBERS
‘But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit
searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which
is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from
God, that we might know the things that
have been freely given to us by God. These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but
which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
But the natural man does not receive the
things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he
know them, because they are spiritually discerned.’ (1 Corinthians 2:10-14)
There is a knowing that is beyond the reasoning of
our minds. People scoff at our faith because
they cannot make sense of it. Of course
they can’t. It is only through the
revelation of the Spirit .. can we understand the things of God. Scientists search for answers through
observation and logic … but the deep answers they search for are hidden from their
natural minds and can only be found in the ascended Jesus. They use their common sense – natural minds to
reason out the mysteries of God. Because
they see the things of the Spirit of God as foolishness, they discount the
truth for a lie … they intentionally ignore what is plain
‘For since the creation of the world
His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that
are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,
because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were
thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were
darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, …’ (Romans 1:20-22)
To me it is like I have two brains … one, in my
head, that causes my body to function and the other in my heart that gives life
and direction to my spirit. That
understanding sheds a different light on Proverbs 3:5-6. ‘Trust in the Lord … and not on your own
understanding’. As you face the issues
of life you have a choice …. Read these
verses …
‘There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ
Jesus, who do not walk according to
the flesh, but according to the Spirit.’ (Romans 8:1)
‘I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and
these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you
wish.’ (Galatians 5:16-17)
‘If
we live in the Spirit, let us also walk
in the Spirit.’ (Galatians 5:25)
We are supposed to be responding to life .. to the
world .. with spiritual understanding .. no longer looking at life from a human
perspective. We should see people in a different
light .. in the same way that Jesus saw them … looking past the surface and
seeing the heart … People without Jesus .. without God’s seal on their hearts –
the Spirit of God – are struggling … they know there is something missing .. they
just don’t know what it is … it is the God-shaped void or as Pascal described
it ..
“What else does this craving, and this helplessness, proclaim but that there was once in man a true happiness, of
which all that now remains is the empty print and trace? This he tries in vain to fill with everything
around him, seeking in things that are not there the help he cannot find in
those that are, though none can help, since this infinite abyss can be filled only with an infinite and immutable
object; in other words by God himself.” [Blaise Pascal, Pensees #425]
And there is only one thing they can do to fix that … accept Jesus as Lord. The next time you are dealing with someone who is difficult … with someone who has disappointed you … maybe hurt you … look at their heart .. understand that they are in an eternal struggle .. and what they need is salvation … and if they are already saved .. what they need to do is to walk after the Spirit and not the flesh … As Jesus hung on the cross, He said “Forgive them Father .. .they don’t know what they are doing!” (Luke 23:34)
I pray that God will fill you with His Spirit and
give you wisdom and understanding and you will show the world grace and mercy
so that your light will shine bright drawing others to Him.
Bondye
Beni Ou (God Bless You
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