Offended by Truth

Jesus's reply to the disciples of John the Baptist.

"Go and tell him what you have seen and heard; The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. Blessed is the man who is not offended on account of me."

On this blog I have endeavored to set forth the things that I also have seen and heard. Mind you my walk is no-where near what Jesus did in His life.I have seen healings in the name of Jesus, and the good news of the gospel work wonders in the lives of people. I have received the gift of the Spirit with evidence of tongues. The Lord has given us many teachers and ministers of his word, with the wisdom of God to show us how to walk in truth. One would think that everyone would like to know and join with God in the out-working of His good will. That we would endeavor to lay-ahold of all the ministries with the "present truth". The greater revealing of the continuing work of God.

Unfortunately that is not the case. The gospel is offensive to the carnal mind. The ways of God are foolish to man's understanding. The working of the Spirit is contrary to the fleshly desires. In short, we fight and resist God! Even though we have received His life! As Paul said "the flesh wars against the spirit".

So the truth will offend us, will threaten us, will anger us, will upset us, will test our faith, and if we allow it to work in us will heal and help us and set us free. Jesus's works and life was the exact display of God's will. If we model our lives to do these same works in speech and deeds then we are showing forth the life of God in us. If not, then a very weak and watered down gospel. This is the truth.

God's sires God beings, just as a man sires man. The gospel is the good news that makes us "the sons of God, and that is what we are in fact." This is God's plan. The fulness of this plan is our walking and working in the same way as Jesus. We have been born into this class of being by the Father who called us. So the Father has already provided everything that we need to reveal the life of God within us to the lost, and needy.

Rather than be threatened by this news; we should make every effort to enter into this life, seeing that we have not yet obtained to all this, as with Paul. So I don't have all faith, I can learn. So not all are healed, I can still believe. So I don't hear the Spirit's leading all the time, I can trust. I am not waiting to be qualified by how much I pray. Or how much I believe. Or how much of the word I understand. No matter if it's more than some or less. I am qualified by God by the life that He has placed in me. I don't need any-ones or even my own approval, I already have it from God.

So then the church is to be a training ground, to equip me with the knowledge of God. To be a place for the impartation of the anointing of God. The gathering of like "sons of God", where we are encouraged, and filled with joy, and the love of the Lord. The body where He is exalted and the word that proceeds from God is heard and believed and acted upon. To go forth in one accord, and one heart, and the good news. Jesus, saves, heals, and delivers.