Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. They that love Israel shall prosper.
All Israel shall be saved, but not all who are of Israel are Israel. We
who are saved are born again Christians and all Christians shall be
saved, but not all who are of Christianity are Christians.
The
veil that is upon Israel makes them blind as a bat when it comes to
their messiah. Even though they are God’s elect, they are blind. Not
totally blind, but blind in part.
1 Corinthians 13 tells us that
we as believers only know in part, which could also mean blind in part.
All Christianity, all Israel, and even completed Jews that have found
Jesus as their messiah have partial blindness.
If the natural
olive tree (the Jews) are partially blind, how then can we (the
gentiles) who have been grafted in think that we are not also partially
blind.
Christians who love the Lord, but reject the
work of the Holy Ghost are blind in the area of spiritual gifts. They
are toward their Holy Spirit, like The Jews are toward their messiah.
They do not accept gifts of the Spirit such as speaking in tongues,
prophecy, and modern day apostolic authority. They see salvation in
Jesus, but not baptism by Jesus. They see the road to heaven, salvation
and water baptism, but are totally blind when it comes to the baptism of
the Holy Ghost.
In severe cases of this type of
blindness within Christianity they cannot see the gifts and callings of
God that were found in the early church as being for today. They are
blind in part to the things of God that go beyond simple salvation. They
see the Holy Spirit at work in evangelism but, that is only part of His
work. If they are unable to see, they are also unable to understand.
It
takes faith to be saved and it takes faith to walk where you cannot
see. The gift of tongues often surrounds the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
It happens when a child like willingness to receive replaces the
preconceived opinions of man’s intellect.
Have you ever
sought the gift of tongues, and if not, why haven’t you? It will
revolutionize your Christianity. No matter how old you are or what you
think you know we all have partial blindness. Until Jesus comes again,
we only know in part. When we come to terms with that truth we humble
our self in the sight of the Lord. It is then that we become able to
receive what we cannot see or even begin to understand.
Revelation
may come as a threat to what you thought, or were taught to believe.
And it takes a humble heart to adjust to new insight.
Can
you find it within yourself to bring yourself to seek the gift of
tongues? Begin this exciting new adventure in your walk with God and
start now. Just begin! Whatever form begin may take, begin.
Pastor Tilson Shumate
Shekinah Fellowship
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