15)
Wherefore I also, after I heard of your
faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
16)
Cease not to give thanks for you, making
mention of you in my prayers;
17)
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in
the knowledge of him:
18)
The eyes of your understanding being
enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the
riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19)
And what is the exceeding greatness of
his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
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is the Lord's will for us to have the understanding that only He can give. By
receiving salvation, we are given the ability to know all that God would have
us to know. However, simply because we have access to knowledge does not mean
that it will benefit us. If we are to prosper from it, the Spirit must be consulted about all situations
of life. If He is not, we remain confused.
One
will know that he has truly progressed in his "quest" for wisdom when
he is able to acknowledge and understand that since he belongs to the Lord, whatever comes to him comes through His
direction, is allowed to happen. This
being the case, if he chooses to have a problem with the situation, he is
choosing to have a problem with God. The wise man and the man who loves the
Lord will decide that this is not in his best interest and therefore, is best
left alone.
As
saints and as the people of God, we must stop trying to relate all that happens
to us to the flesh. In that we do belong
to Him, we are going to have to deal with the fact that things are allowed in our lives that we might be
witnesses for Him. We are saved and therefore, we can handle things the unsaved
are not equipped to handle. Nothing in
the life of a saint of God relates solely to the flesh—everything has a spiritual meaning. This is true even for one not
living saved. In fact, it may be even more true,
because the Lord will go to even greater lengths to either reclaim him—or
condemn him.
Probably
more people than we would ever imagine are attempting to "undo" their
salvation and since this cannot be done, are the ones who "invent"
the "new ways" to sin. You see, once a man is made a spiritual being,
he is always a spiritual being. Therefore, when he leaves God, he simply
becomes a dead spiritual being.
The
Spirit that we possess, being One of ".. wisdom and revelation," knows what we need before we
ask and what we will do before we ever realize of what we are capable. This is
why one cannot consider himself having been forgiven of a sin he keeps
committing or having received a blessing for which he has asked. In the latter
instance, the man of God, the saints, neighbors and friends can pray for you as
often as you ask, but without a vessel willing to line-up with the will of God,
their prayers are in vain.
Particularly
in the these last days, it is "flirting with
folly" to spend all one's time on oneself and praying to get something for
oneself. The one who "makes it" in these perilous times will be the
one who learns to praise Him not only for what He has done for him personally,
but for what He has done for all who will worship Him.
We
must never forget that all that is done in salvation is happening through the
power of God. This means were there anything to present itself which would not be beneficial to us, it would not be
allowed to happen. This also means that despite the problem, headaches and
challenges coming to one belonging to the elect
of God, There is no one to blame for
anything that comes our way—but God. If you are bold enough to challenge Him—you
go right ahead.
There
is no way to change this outlook or any other unless one is willing to change
his thinking. Lest one believe otherwise, one born unto God can never use his
human mind to attempt to see and understand truth, for through the eyes of the
human mind, nothing
will appear as it really is. Now, can we see why we are constantly admonished
to "Praise God, anyhow"!
Though
many of the redeemed are constantly denying His power, that Power that sees
the end from the beginning and has every hair on our heads numbered still heals and delivers all who are not
ashamed to ask and all who are willing to accept. That Power who allows the
situation is still the only One Who can and will deliver from it!