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Wednesday,
December 17, 2008
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; you’re
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 to 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 that 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 to 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 to 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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