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April 21, 2008
NOW DON'T HURT THE LORD!
Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not
known Me, Philip?
John 14:9
http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=joh+14:9&sr=1
Our Lord must be repeatedly astounded at us - astounded at how
un-simple we are. It is opinions of our own which make us stupid,
when we are simple we are never stupid, we discern all the time.
Philip expected the revelation of a tremendous mystery, but not in
the One Whom he knew. The mystery of God is not in what is going to
be, it is now; we look for it presently, in some cataclysmic event.
We have no reluctance in obeying Jesus, but it is probable that we
are hurting Him by the questions we ask. "Lord, show us the Father."
His answer comes straight back - "There He is, always here or
nowhere." We look for God to manifest Himself to His children: God
only manifests Himself in His children. Other people see the
manifestation, the child of God does not. We want to be conscious of
God; we cannot be conscious of our consciousness and remain sane. If
we are asking God to give us experiences, or if conscious experience
is in the road, we hurt the Lord. The very questions we ask hurt
Jesus because they are not the questions of a child.
"Let not your heart be troubled" - then am I hurting Jesus by
allowing my heart to be troubled? If I believe the character of
Jesus, am I living up to my belief? Am I allowing anything to perturb
my heart, any morbid questions to come in? I have to get to the
implicit relationship that takes everything as it comes from Him. God
never guides presently, but always now. Realize that the Lord is here
now, and the emancipation is immediate.
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