Jesus answered and said,
"I thank You, Father…that You have
hidden these things
from the wise and prudent
and have revealed them to babes."
Matthew 11:25
We do not grow into a spiritual relationship
step by step— we either have a relationship or we do not. God does not continue
to cleanse us more and more from sin— “But if we walk in the light,” we are cleansed
“from all sin” (1 John 1:7). It is a matter of obedience, and once we obey, the
relationship is instantly perfected. But if we turn away from obedience for
even one second, darkness and death are immediately at work again.
All of God’s revealed truths are sealed until
they are opened to us through obedience. You will never open them through
philosophy or thinking. But once you obey, a flash of light comes immediately.
Let God’s truth work into you by immersing yourself in it, not by worrying into
it. The only way you can get to know the truth of God is to stop trying to find
out and by being born again. If you obey God in the first thing He shows you,
then He instantly opens up the next truth to you. You could read volumes on the
work of the Holy Spirit, when five minutes of total, uncompromising obedience
would make things as clear as sunlight. Don’t say, “I suppose I will understand
these things someday!” You can understand them now. And it is not study that
brings understanding to you, but obedience. Even the smallest bit of obedience
opens heaven, and the deepest truths of God immediately become yours. Yet God
will never reveal more truth about Himself to you, until you have obeyed what
you know already. Beware of becoming one of the “wise and prudent.”
“If
anyone wills to do His will, he shall know…” (John 7:17).
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