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Wednesday,
December 19, 2007
Hide
and Seek
Hebrews 11:1-2 Now faith is the
substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it
the elders obtained a good report. (KJV)
Ever watch a detective show
where someone shows up at the scene and uses their senses to determine what
took place. To unravel a mystery the clues they look for may be things that
are unseen to the naked eye, but revealed with the use of special tools to
help them identify the evidence. A microscope can magnify and identify
things that were right there all the time but unseen to the naked eye; if
properly put to use it can point them in the right direction.
Consider yourself a spiritual
detective; from this point on you are now assigned to find out the mystery
of the gospel, to determine for yourself God’s plan of salvation, and know
the difference between the guilty and the innocent. God’s plan of salvation
has been hidden to the carnal man, but is ready to be revealed to the
spiritual one that is willing to seek Him with all their heart. The word
substance means assurance and confidence in the right evidence, which will
make it more evident as one matures.
1 Corinthians 2:7-9 But we
speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God
ordained before the world unto our glory: Which none of the princes of this
world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord
of glory. 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. (KJV)
This narrows the list of
suspects down and points us in the right direction. Try as so many do and
as we all have been taught prior to our conversion, the answer to this
mystery is not in the realm of man. So many have judged things according to
their outward sight and vision, which can only give them a partial glimpse
at the evidence and not a complete vision which will keep them on the right
trail.
1 Corinthians 2:10-12 But God
hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all
things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a
man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God
knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit
of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things
that are freely given to us of God. (KJV)
Sometimes it can only take
some small piece of evidence to crack the case wide open and unravel the
mystery that was hidden. Some piece of evidence that was there all the
time, yet overlooked and rejected because it seemed too simple or
insignificant; basically the way our Lord was treated when He brought this
plan to mankind. Now as verse 12 points to, this evidence is of a spiritual
nature and can only be solved by those that operate and walk by a faith;
unseen to the outward eye, but quite evident to the inward.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 For
which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward
man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a
moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are
not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which
are not seen are eternal. (KJV)
Don’t give up; keep on the
trail, your headed in the right direction. The enemy will try to detour you
with lies and deceptions, planting false evidence that looks enticing but
leads to a dead end. As long as you keep gathering the evidence on a daily
basis you will build a case that is rock solid and will hold up in God’s
court. Remember to keep looking in the eternal realm so that you can allow
faith (our ability to believe in the message delivered by Christ) to lead
and guide you on the path of life that will bring a victorious conclusion
to your case. Will you let His spirit be the deciding factor in all your
decisions? Or will you follow man made planted evidence left by a thief and
a robber?
Luke 10:21-24 In that hour
Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven
and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and
hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in
thy sight. All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth
who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he
to whom the Son will reveal him. And he turned him unto his disciples, and
said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see: For
I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things
which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye
hear, and have not heard them. (KJV)
A crime took place thousands
of years ago; mankind disobeyed the Creator and was imprisoned in the physical
realm and cut off from our spiritual Father. God in turn was longsuffering
and kind enough to send us His Son, to give us an eyewitness account of the
reconciliation that would be manifest in the spiritual realm. When a
detective is assigned to a case the first thing he does is try and find an
eyewitness so that he can get an accurate account of what took place and
then begin his investigation from this report. Although the evidence may
not always point us in a direction we think looks right, it takes
confidence and an assurance in the account of what was given in order to
stay on the right path. Where are you looking for your answers? Are you
still trying to comprehend things with your own thinking, or are you
willing to look into the spiritual realm in order to build a solid case
that will not fall apart in time of trial?
Galatians 3:1-4 O foolish
Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth,
before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified
among you? This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the
works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are ye so foolish? having
begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? Have ye suffered
so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain. (KJV)
Another crime took place some
two thousand years ago. God sent us an eyewitness to His kingdom to reveal
His plan of salvation, only to have mankind crucify Him for speaking the
truth. Today, many still crucify His doctrine and give out false information,
pointing people in the wrong direction by claiming to be walking a
spiritual path of life, when in reality they are being misled with false
carnal evidence. The devil and his workers continue to try and cover up
their crimes, leading people further from the truth which was intended to
set them free from the prison of sin.
Ephesians 1:17-20 That the
God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the
spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding
being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and
what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is
the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to
the working of his mighty power, Which
he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his
own right hand in the heavenly places, (KJV)
Jesus Christ is your
spiritual magnifying glass to magnify the truth in Him and bring an
enlightenment of the wisdom and knowledge of God, which is hid to the
carnal man, but quite evident and spiritually eye opening to the inner one.
For when the time we ought to be teachers, (for those that have been on the
case and have had ample opportunity to solve it and bring an accurate
account of God’s plan of salvation to His people with the spiritual
evidence that will clear them and set them free) many have ignored His
eyewitness account and built their case on flimsy circumstantial evidence
that will not hold up. God hid his plan of salvation in plain sight for
those that wish to seek Him with their heart and not their carnal mind.
Keep looking; continue digging and you will find the clues that will unlock
the mystery that eludes mankind, but is ready to be revealed to all that
are willing to seek in the realm of the Spirit.
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