For your Maker is your husband; the LORD of
hosts is his name; – Isa 54:5
EBCs (Evidence-Based
Christians) generally live their lives on the lookout for signs and external
validation. They’re unaware that God generally detests that approach to dealing
with Him.
Jesus
called people who look for signs, “evil and adulterous” (Mat 12:39). An
adulterous person is never satisfied; they’re always looking out for the next
‘thing’. Which is precisely what EBCs have
turned the Church into.
Again,
Christianity is all about the supernatural and the miraculous; but we cross the
line when we act as if the Holy Spirit is there to thrill and impress us.
Take
John’s account of the feeding of 5,000 as an example. The people didn’t ask
Jesus for a miracle; He just observed their need and miraculously fed them all.
All was fine and well even the next day when they came to Him, but the
conversation went south when they began to ask for a “sign” if He wanted them
to follow Him (John 6:30). This elicited some of the harshest words of Christ
to the people – words that caused several of His disciples to permanently leave
Him.
Why was
Jesus strong on this issue? Because that’s what distinguishes Holy Spirit
Miracles from Satanic Magic. The Devil always appeals to the senses, to the
spectacular, to the exciting. Holy Spirit miracles lead to faith, satanic magic
leads to more and more dependence of sense feedback.
That’s why
many Believers today cannot make simple life decisions without the help of a
‘Prophet’, that’s why many place undue emphasis on their dreams as opposed to
scripture, that’s why many flock around latest ‘revelations’, etc. Our Lord
calls these “evil and adulterous”.
Expecting
God to use loud, irrefutable ‘evidences’ to lead you is asking Him to leave His
realm of Faith to our realm of the senses. He’s not going to do that, and if we
keep insisting on it, the Devil will humour that ‘evil’ desire.
AMEN.
More
Blessings await you today; you’ll not miss them IN Jesus’ Name.
GREG ELKAN
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