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Thursday, October
30, 2008
A Real Eye Opener
Ephesians 1:17-19 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: (18) 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,
(19) And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who
believe, according to the working of his mighty power, (KJV)
God has poured out His Spirit upon all
flesh; now the question is, ‘how many are receiving it?’ The ability to
operate in the wisdom of God, having knowledge of Him is available to all;
but how many, or should I say are you seeking it first and foremost as a
priority, or is it a last ditch effort that you only look into after you
get yourself into a jam? Now that your spiritual eyesight has been opened
and enlightened to this spiritual realm, are you seeking it more and more
as you grow up into Him, and are you walking more in the Spirit and less in
the flesh?
Proverbs 4:18-21 But the path of the just
is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. (19)
The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. (20)
My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. (21) Let
them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. (KJV)
Is God’s plan of salvation becoming
clearer and clearer on a daily basis, and you are able to see and know that
the path you are on is truly one ordained of our Lord? The more you walk in
the realm of the Spirit the more enlightened you are to the things of God,
knowing and discerning the difference between what is good and what is evil.
Do not be a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the Word as well; not letting
the things of God get out of your sight, but rather keeping a close watch
over all the spiritual blessings we have been blessed with in heavenly
places in Christ.
Matthew 6:31-33 Therefore take no
thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or,
Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (32) (For after all these things do the
Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all
these things. (33) But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (KJV)
You know, the world has things backwards
because of its limited tunnel vision; their affection is set on the things
of this life which keep them blinded from the things of the eternal one.
You as a believer in Christ need not be so concerned with the things of
this world because your heavenly Father knows you have need of them; after
all He is the Creator isn’t He? You wouldn’t forget your own children, so
what makes you think Our Lord has forgotten you? The point is with all that
is available to those in Christ, an unlimited realm of wisdom and knowledge
in Him, quit spending and wasting so much time pursuing things that draw
you away from God and not closer to Him; a closer more intimate
relationship with Him to see all that He has blessed you with in the
spiritual realm. This order does work, seeking Him first, then everything
else that is needed is provided; it is a done deal, remember we serve a God
who cannot lie. So quit giving ear to the lie and give more attention to
the truth if you truly desire to be set free and walk in the realm of the
Spirit.
Revelation 3:15-18 I know thy works, that
thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. (16) So then
because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out
of my mouth. (17) Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods,
and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and
miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: (18) I counsel thee to buy of me
gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that
thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear;
and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. (KJV)
Here is a real eye opener; while you were
chasing after the loot of this world the devil came into your house and
robbed you blind, basically he looted you. Have you ever wondered what the
true meaning of lukewarm is? Well it is simply described as those that claim to be of God but spend
more time pursuing the things of this world, which is also described in the
book of James as adulterers. You want something with real substance, then
how about some Spiritual gold, a Gem that allows us who were poor in the
past to be rich in faith. The eyes
of your understanding have been enlightened to the realm of the Spirit so
that you could partake of all the true riches of wisdom and knowledge,
which is in Christ and not found in this fallen realm. So when you look
around, or flip on the religious channels and listen to all their phony
hundredfold return messages which always involve money or I should say the
love of it, then you will truly see where their treasure is.
Deuteronomy 8:11-14 Beware that thou
forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his
judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: (12) Lest when
thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt
therein; (13) And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver
and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; (14) Then
thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought
thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; (KJV)
The will of God is to deliver you from
this present evil world, not keep you in bondage to it, or try to mix and
match physical things with spiritual ones. The reason God sent His Son is
so that the fellowship between us and Him could be restored, giving us
access into His eternal realm. So what have you done with this Spirit of
truth that was given to you, to lead and guide you into all truth? Are you
seeking the Lord with all your heart, mind and soul, or are you double
minded, still clinging to the things of this life? As we see in the above
verses, those that had been enlightened to the things of God forgot their
source and decided they could handle things fine without His help any more.
So those that at one time were enlightened, are now blind and heading into
a ditch they didn’t see coming.
Romans 1:18-22 For the wrath of God is
revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men,
who hold the truth in unrighteousness; (19) Because that which may be known
of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. (20) For the
invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen,
being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and
Godhead; so that they are without excuse: (21) Because that, when they knew
God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain
in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. (22) Professing
themselves to be wise, they became fools, (KJV)
As we see, or should be seeing clearly, is
that there is no excuse for mankind because God has provided everything
needed to walk in the Spirit and to no longer be blinded by the things of
the flesh. The things of God are a real eye opener, and one that will last
for eternity for those that choose to walk in His realm and let the light
of His glorious gospel shine unto them more and more. It will also be a
real eye opener to those that have walked in the light only to return to
darkness and find out that in the end they closed their eyes to the truth.
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