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Monday, May 19,
2008
No
Man Knows
Matthew 11:25-27 At that time
Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast
revealed them unto babes. (26) Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in
thy sight. (27) All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man
knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save
the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. (KJV)
Did you ever stop and think
that there is no man that has ever known God or been known of Him as well, unless
He is revealed personally to them through the Son. Unless one is born again
or anew, they cannot see or comprehend the things of God for themselves, but
are subjected to second hand accounts of what others claim which opens the
door for many false viewpoints. Just like with your earthly riches which
you wouldn’t entrust to anyone that is not reliable, neither does our
Father entrust His riches to anyone that is not reliable either. So unless
God has personally revealed His plan of salvation to you through His Son
Jesus Christ you will remain on the outside looking in and unable to see
beyond the veil which remains on the heart.
John 6:46-48 Not that any man
hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. (47)
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting
life. (48) I am that bread of life. (KJV)
Jesus of Nazareth would not
have been able to have a personal relationship with the Father unless God
revealed Himself to Him personally, which was by the Spirit of Christ
within Him. It takes a spiritual being to relate a spiritual plan of
salvation; in other words it takes one to know one. If any man has not the
Spirit of Christ and a working knowledge of His doctrine, He is none of
His. While many still make the claim that Jesus was God, the simple truth
is that he was a man that God entrusted to reveal His plan of salvation
through because he was willing to let Christ in Him lead and guide Him to
live a life without sin, thus presenting Himself as the perfect sacrifice
for mankind, holy and acceptable unto God. So while many think they will be
heard for their much speaking, the truth is that God’s word does not return
void and will accomplish what He wishes to have accomplished when spoken and delivered
where He sends it. Some today just shotgun the word everywhere thinking
that will impress God, yet a chosen few still remain who are delivering
sound doctrine with the right motives of the heart.
John 14:15-19 If ye love me,
keep my commandments. (16) And I will pray the Father, and he shall give
you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; (17) Even the
Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not,
neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall
be in you. (18) I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. (19) Yet
a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I
live, ye shall live also. (KJV)
The things of God are
foolishness to man, and the carnal natural man is unable to receive it.
While the world crucified this man Jesus of Nazareth and they would see him
no more, someone else would take up residence and dwell within them, referred
to as the Comforter, the Spirit of truth. While many today still see a man
named Jesus and their vision is more external, it was the inward man Christ
that was leading and guiding Him; the same Spirit of truth that would be
sent once He resurrected and was seated at the right hand of the Father.
Unless you know God through the Son, and He has personally revealed Himself
to you, you will be like the rest of the world in darkness, separated from
the love of God in Christ. It was the religious leaders that had our Lord
crucified, and it is the religious people that continue today to crucify
His doctrine that is based on simple truth which can only come by a
personal revelation, not second hand versions from mankind.
John 1:17-18 For the law was given
by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. (18) No man hath seen
God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the
Father, he hath declared him. (KJV)
The carnal mind, the sight of
man cannot see or comprehend the things of the Spirit, thus why it took the
Son to declare Him and manifest His plan of salvation. God chose a man, Jesus
of Nazareth, to be the vessel which would house the Son, Christ within, to
show and reveal the things of God to Him so that He could bring words of
life to a fallen mankind. It took a spiritual being Christ, to reveal a God
who Himself is a Spirit, so that He could show us how to be reconciled to God
and worship in spirit and in truth, which is what our Father is seeking.
Are you willing to worship God in spirit and in truth? If you are then He
is willing to reveal Himself to you personally. Unless God personally
reveals Himself to you through His Son so that you can know and not just
guess you are one his, there will always be that shadow of doubt within.
Before you desire Him to reveal Himself, are you willing to reveal your
true motives and intent of the heart as well, fessing up and coming clean? After
all He already knows your motives anyway. You draw near to Him and He will
draw near to you. So the closer you get, the more that perfect love will
cast out any fear or doubt you may have had concerning salvation.
Psalms 92:5-6 O LORD, how
great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep. (6) A brutish man
knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. (KJV)
Are you still looking to
mankind for your answer when there is a God in heaven ready and willing to
reveal Himself to you personally through His Son Jesus Christ? If mankind
was so smart, then why would they have crucified His Son and still do today
with all their perversions of His word? With this in mind, would it not be
beneficial to you personally to be still and know He is God, a God that is
real and alive in your life? It doesn’t matter who or what organization you
belong to, unless you take the time to hear His voice for yourself and allow
Him to reveal Himself to you personally you are none of His. Don’t be like
the many brutish, which means stupid or the foolish, that try to figure out
God by their own understanding and ways, comparing a Spiritual being to our
own thoughts which distorts His true intentions and actually limits Him
from working in you.
1 Corinthians 2:9-14 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. (10) But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit
searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. (11) 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. (12) 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. (13) Which
things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but
which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. (14)
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they
are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are
spiritually discerned. (KJV)
Do you want to know how the
Spirit of God operates? Then you will need to go to the source to find out
for yourself. Mankind is limited to their fallen nature and unable to
comprehend a God whose works and thoughts are so much deeper than theirs.
You have access to God who is a spirit through His Son Jesus Christ who
will take the things of God and show them to you personally, comparing
spiritual things with spiritual people. So the point today is, spend time
in the word of God on a daily basis, learn to hear and trust in His message
being delivered to you through His Son so that you don’t have to rely on
any man or yourself, but rather know that you are one of His. In the end it
is not man who will decide whether you make it into the eternal joy of the
Lord, rather God Himself that has the final say. So why not let His message
be the light unto your path this day.
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