Are you blind that
you cannot see—as Saul was, before God gave him spiritual eyes to see via the
Holy Spirit? Acts 9
Saul was blind long
before the bright light blinded him for three days and nights strip t Damascus
Sometimes God will
have no other choice than to bring a huge event in our lives in order to get
our attention or to open our eyes to see what He is really trying to get us to
see. The truth, I believe is what He tries to show us but we let people, and
our personal ideas of how our lives should be get in the way of what God wants
for us.
Are you deaf to the
cries of the orphans and widows or the poor and needy? Sometimes we can grow a
hardened heart to the poor or orphans and widows. Sometimes it is merely
because we do not know what to do, and other times it can be because of
circumstances in our lives that have grown in us an attitude that is wrong. ‘They
should take care of themselves,” “It’s not my fault they are like that,” or
maybe even “Not my problem, I have worked hard for my money.” If these thoughts
are running through our minds we cannon hear their cries because we have formed
a blockage that damages our heart’s ears. Ask God to open your heart’s ears to
have compassion for those in need, truly in need.
The Bible talks about how to treat the widows who are alone, who have no sons to take care of them and such. I get the idea that means we need to know who is in need and meet their need in spirit and in truth to the best of our abilities. Some will be able to give a hug, others will be able to give food, some clothing, and some financially. Some folks will be able to open their homes and bring the orphans or widows in to give them a family again. Ruth did this. In the book of Ruth 1:1-4:11 we can find her story. She followed her widowed Mother in law, when she also was an orphan and a widow herself. Naomi took her under her wing and instructed her in finding another husband and Ruth took care of Naomi feeding her and giving her family again.
Are you lame and
unable to walk in your calling? John
5:1-47 Sometimes this happens; we are given our calling by God, we know what it
is but doubt that we can do it. We think “He must have given me the wrong words”
referring to the preacher who spoke the word of wisdom to us. But what that
really says is that we are paralyzed in our calling and have not way of moving
into it. We ‘sit on our gifts’ and hold back what God has told us to do because
no one will lift us into the pool to give us healing, to strengthen our bones and
muscles to give us spiritual health to do the will of the Lord. Sometimes we
are paralyzed by fear of what the Lord has shown us will be our walk in life.
When He give us a word to speak to someone for instance; we can hold back from
telling the person for fear of what they will say. Sometimes the Lord just
wants to heal you where you are and tell you to rise up and walk! To get out there to the mission field, or to speak
to the women and men He has put in your path to speak to.
We are humans, and
we find ourselves easily able to ignore the call of the Holy Spirit in our
lives. To teach, to preach, to evangelize; it is not always an easy thing to do
to walk in our calling. God knows how to open the ears to those who cannot see
spiritual things, the things of God, the truth. God knows how to open the eyes
of those who would hate us and bring them into the kingdom of God