DISQUALIFYING OURSELVES (Simplicity 2)

The Salvation miracle is by far the greatest of all and the most costly to God. The process of Salvation is so deep and profound that it’ll take the rest of one’s lifetime to fathom its implications and depth. However, I find it interesting that there’s hardly any believer who fully understood all these things before they gave their life to Christ.

No true evangelist would tell a sinner that they cannot really be saved until they fully comprehend the spiritual, theological and soteriologic truths behind Christ’s work on the Cross. We were all ignorant of these things back then, yet we still got saved.

So how is it when it comes to other areas of life, we insist God will not intervene unless we know ALL the principles involved?

Check out the typical sample of teachings we feed ourselves:

 “12 Steps To Your Healing”

 “5 Things You Must Do To Receive Your Miracle”

 “7 Irrefutable Keys To Divine Prosperity”

 “8 Reasons Why Your Faith Will Not Work”

ETC.

When we bombard ourselves with so many “steps”, we inadvertently barricade ourselves into a self-imposed classroom where we remain unqualified of any of God’s blessings because we have not ‘graduated’ yet.

Agreed, the Theologian’s job is to attempt to express the content of faith as a coherent body of propositions; but ‘theology’ can (and to a large extent have) unwittingly make receiving from God look like a complex process.

The people who received from God in scriptures did not follow some convoluted, sophisticated regimen to obtain their miracles. Most of the time, it was just simple Faith, (which nowadays is not so simple anymore).

Brethren, these things need not be so. “Ask”, Jesus says, “and you shall receive”. (Mt 7:7).

If that sounds too simple, remember that simplicity is God’s way of making His bounties accessible to all.

A Tale of Two Askers (Mark 5:22-43, Mat 8:5-13)

Jairus was a Jewish leader whose daughter was sick. When he approached Jesus, he requested Him to come to the house and lay His hands first before his daughter could be healed.

Compare Jairus’ long process with the ‘instant miracle’ request of the ‘ignorant’ Roman Centurion who considered Jairus’ process as superfluous and even disrespectful to request of Christ.

Interestingly, Jesus acted to each one ACCORDING to their expectations of Him.

Beloved, are you unconsciously limiting your miracle? Your salvation miracle looked pretty straightforward. Why limit God with this other one?

AMEN.

More Blessings await you today; you’ll not miss them in Jesus Name.

GREG ELKAN