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The story of the blind men and the elephant is a cool story. But it approaches the Truth of God from man’s perspective. That story is based on man’s understanding of the nature of things apparent. But it does little to clarify the Holy and Living God in Christ Jesus.
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Jesus is the Son of the Living God. It is not appropriate to consider Him as someone who set the universe in motion then stepped aside to see what would happen. That would be to make God a God who embraces chance. And chance is a figment of man’s imagination which pushes the Living God away. Luck is of that pedigree; men desire to become lucky because they ignore the Living God’s call to faith.
The Living God will show Himself to any who humble themselves to serve Him. His revelation comes to man as he accepts the Holy Majesty of God’s control in his life. As we fan this humility into flame by obeying what we hear, read, and observe from Him, He continues to give more of Himself. But as we ignore His Holy ways, we endure a peculiar blindness.
Perhaps you don’t believe what I’ve just said. Humble yourself before the Most High, calling on the name of His Holy Son, and you will begin to see what is true. Remain in doubt and you will remain simply lucky; living your life according to chance.
By His Grace.
Darkness abounds. Men grope about, touching unfamiliar objects. Though the Sun rises and light appears to dawn in the land of the living dead, they do not perceive the Light which has shown from eternity to eternity. To their loss, men continue to grope. And in this frantic reaching for that which does not last, they live as if dead. The rot of their greed is a stench which their noses do not smell. With eyes glazed over with the things of this world, they see nothing. They speak of things which have no meaning but destruction; to themselves and those who hear their words. But they do not perceive their plight.
“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” Like a man who fears the one who holds death in his hand, the living dead fear the sound of this knocking. In their dead lives they perceive God’s calling as an omen of tragedy. Yet, what do they have that is not tragedy? How can encountering this Beautiful One be more terrible than the life they are now leading? Still, how very few even ask, “Who is it who knocks on the door of my heart?”
Why do you fear what you do not understand? What is this smell of fear in your house? From who does that odor come? It comes from you. What do you have to lose that you have not already lost? What do you have to gain that you have never tasted? And with what will you redeem even one of your sins?
Rise up and open the door! You are already dead before the Throne of the Most High God. For the sentence is already passed on those who live without the Lord Jesus. And those who say they serve Him, yet walk in darkness will not fare much better. There is a place where those who have proclaimed the name of the Lord, but never walked with Him, will be shown for who they were. And they will be assigned a place with the unbelievers. Rise up! Open the Door!
By His Grace.
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I am caught up, and that for the rest of my life, in such a beautiful anxiety; an agony of love. Every person I meet is a possible brother or sister of mine. Oh how I yearn to see Christ in them! And this anxiety presents itself in a distinct peace. For I know that this desire, when fanned into flame, will produce the love necessary to accomplish His Will.
Father, I rest in You. Through the power of Your Holy Son I rest in You. Even in this anxiety so tender and sweet, I rest in You. May Your will be done forever! Amen.
By His Grace.
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Two people work together to put a puzzle together. It’s not a small puzzle, built for a child. There are 600,294,385,001 pieces. And they search with furrowed brows to find even one match.
“I found one!” One of the people screams out with great joy. The other’s head levels with inspecting eyes. “Are you sure?” Deft little fingers put the two together. All the edges match perfectly. The colors blend in seamlessly. “YES!”
“What is it?” A pause ensues. Turning the two joined pieces around and around, they inspect the item of joy for any hope of understanding. But in the end there is no possible way to know what it truly is. Oh there’s colors that could be identified in various ways. But in the end, there is simply joy that an answer has been found. And back to their work they go. But now they search with a renewed vigor. For they have been given proof that some of the pieces DO fit.
This is what walking with God in Christ Jesus is like. We hold in our hands only the answers we know we have found. But we leave the Glory of understanding the bigger picture to the Lord who supplied both the puzzle and the two who work together.
By His Grace.
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In understanding life, far too many ask the wrong line of questions. Instead of asking “What”, we find asking “Why” to be far more fruitful. When we begin to ask why, we begin to receive answers that “What” can’t supply. Even so, when many begin to understand the answers they get, they don’t like them. So they return to asking “what”. But if you endure, and are willing to receive the truth, “why” will provide them. In the end, you will find Jesus as the answer. Asking “what” things are is a matter of definition. It becomes a simple exercise of language. People who have no serious interest in understanding life limit their questions to “what”.
And let us remember that “why” is the central question of young children. And look at how irritating that gets to their parents. Could it be that the parents haven’t asked “why” enough?
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