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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. (2) 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: (8) Which none of the princes of this
world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord
of glory. (9) 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. (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. (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. (17) For our light affliction, which is but for a moment,
worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; (18) 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. (22) 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. (23) And he turned him unto his disciples, and said
privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see: (24) 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? (2) This
only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law,
or by the hearing of faith? (3) Are ye so foolish? having begun in the
Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? (4) 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: (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, (20) 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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