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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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