Knowledge puffeth up... – 1Co 8:1
One of the tragedies of this so-called age of ‘intellectualism’ and ‘enlightenment’
is the prideful presumption that Man knows all that there is to know about all
truth.
Even as Believers, we can get so familiar with God that we begin to
needlessly conclude what can and cannot happen in our lives.
But sometimes, a little ‘ignorance’ about God can go a long way. If you
check the Scriptures, you’ll find that great feats of faith that were performed
by gentiles, or else those who had no covenant relationship with Yahweh was
because of their ‘ignorance’ of His limitations.
Take, for example, the naivety of Abraham in blindly obeying God’s
instruction to sacrifice Isaac. From Heb 11:19 we now know that he did it
because He was ‘unaware’ that sacrificed persons DON’T come back to life!
Or what about the spiritual illiteracy of the Centurion in Mat 8:5-13 who
didn’t know that Jesus ‘needed’ to be physically present for his servant to be
healed.
We also need a little ‘ignorance’ of whom God can and cannot use. Because
of our perfect, churchified knowledge of God, we have disqualified
ourselves and others from being used mightily by God in His kingdom.
We may know that God used Abraham, Moses and Rahab; but we also “know’
that God would NEVER use an idol-worshiper, murderer or prostitute today, which
is what they actually were.
Beloved, is your ‘knowledge’ hindering the flow of God’s power in your
life? Have you created arbitrary prerequisites for God’s goodness, power and
greatness in your life? I personally know at least two different persons who
raised dead bodies to life because they didn’t KNOW the person was dead (they
thought they were just sick)!
But beyond dead bodies, how about that delayed BIG miracle you’re
trusting God for? Are you being too knowledgeable of the details
involved for it to come to pass? The ‘ignorant’ centurion told Jesus to “speak
the word only”, the ‘knowledgeable’ ruler of the synagogue, however, insisted, “come
and lay your hand upon her, and she shall live;” (Mat 9:18).
It’s all the same to Jesus. He says, “ACCORDING TO YOUR FAITH BE IT
UNTO YOU” (Mat 9:29).
AMEN.
More Blessings await you today; you’ll not
miss them in Jesus’ Name.
GREG ELKAN
Wonderful.
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