“Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,
and seeing you will see and not perceive” Matthew 13:14
Jesus spoke these words in explaining why He speaks in parables. Most people can’t grasp the straight forward truths of God so Jesus simplifies His words using real life illustrations.
The challenge is learning how you can get the ability or spiritual discernment to understand the mysteries of God.
God is looking for people with an open heart and with ears that hear His voice and eyes that see His truths.
How does this happen? It is simply a matter of opening yourself up to God without any pretensions. It is a desire to know the Living Christ and live for Him.
Forget about religion! It will lead you astray. Jesus spent His lifetime confronting religion with the truths of God.
Come directly to God without any expectations or preconceived ideas. There is no one like Him and He does not think or act like you.
God will justify you solely through your faith in Him. You won’t find the transfigured Christ through works or religious activities. You will find Jesus when you abandon yourself unconditionally to Him.
God wants you to breath His promises into your heart and soul and make His words the bedrock of your life. You live by faith and reject the ways of the world.
Jesus was hungry and hadn’t eaten any food in forty days. He had a choice to turn stones into bread but He opted to obey the word of God and the angels came and attended to His needs.
You will please God living by faith and following in His footsteps; “Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.”
This is understanding your entitlement to the blessings of God will come living by faith in His Word. The words of God become your bread winner and fulfill your every need. Like David, this is a statement from your heart reaffirming your help comes from the Lord and rejecting the ways of the world.
The words of God are perfect and cannot be compromised or edited by anyone. You have to accept the Word wholeheartedly under the illumination of the Spirit of God.
The words of the Lord are pure words. They have been refined like silver in a hot furnace. The Lord keeps His Words. They are preserved forever!
Hal Hollister Ministry 