"In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God." - 2 Corinthians 4:4
I have written about the study Experiencing God in the past. About the fact that it has been pivotal to our understanding of the way that God interacts with mankind - specifically with those who are born again. The study is formed around seven realities or spiritual principles that are at work around us - all of the time. I will list them but not elaborate on them, just to say that they exist. But because they are spiritual, they are apparent only to those who have been sealed by the Spirit of God as a result of their rebirth by faith.
Anyone can see the result of those principles at work much like everyone can see the result or influence of the law of gravity. You may see it at work when you drop something on the floor, but you may not think - "Oh that is the law gravity at work!" In a similar way, people may see God at work through one or more of the realities but, on the one hand have been blinded by the god of this world - meaning the Spirit is absent in them because of sin and lack of faith - or on the other hand, as a Christian they are not sensitive to the Spirit of God and so the idea of God being anywhere but in heaven is foreign to them.
For the Christian, the truth of the matter is that ....
1. God is always at work around you.
2. God pursues a continuing love relationship with you that is real and personal.
3. God invites you to become involved with Him in His work.
4. God speaks by the Holy Spirit through the Bible, prayer, circumstances, and the church (other Christians) to reveal Himself, His purposes and His ways.
5. God’s invitation for you to work with Him always leads you to a crisis of belief that requires faith and action.
6. You must make major adjustments in your life to join God in what He is doing.
7. You come to know God by experiencing as you obey Him, and He accomplishes His work through you.
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me [Jesus], because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed" - Luke 4:18
Your new life is so much more than the personal benefit of salvation. And so, like Paul, my hope for you is this.
"I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe" - Ephesians 1:16-19
Think about it – Pray about it – Believe it – Walk in it. Let your light shine and give God the glory.
By Faith Alone By His Grace Alone And For His Glory Alone
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