Christians are a curious lot.  Because we sense the Lord within us we expect to find Him in our brothers.  But what we expect is often too much.  For the Lord’s truth does inhabit the soul of all His people.  But we see the manifestation appear from them filtered by both their own weakness and ours.  For this reason many fall away from the body of their brothers.  Though they rid themselves of the manifestations of others, they carry that disease in themselves.  As soon as they are approached for an answer, their own filters are put to use.

If you want truth then you must approach the Lord of Life yourself.  Only from Him will you get the pure nature of Glory.  We speak of these things every time the Gospel is resting on our lips.  But who hears with wisdom?  There are those who are strong, faithful, and less cluttered by sin.  But there are also those who are weighed down by their weakness to the point of deafness.  All variations of faith and truth exist within man, at any one moment in the history of this world.  But it is wise to remember: not every one or every time we encounter will bring us a “faith filled Christian”.

Take care what reaction you exhibit as this truth comes home to roost.  Why do damage to what you don’t understand?  Doesn’t Grace live in every one of God’s people?  Isn’t wisdom given without judgment?  And aren’t we encouraged to seek both, that we might become full of each?