John 8:47 KJV
He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Jesus did not distress Himself with the fact that some people would not receive the message He preached. They simply were not of God. Those in whom the Spirit of God is at work, those who are either already saved or else God is convicting to get saved, will hear and understand and accept God's Word for the truth that it is.
Those who are not, will not.
It is true that some whose hearts are being convicted of the Lord will continue to refuse or to ignore God's Word. Therefore we can never give up on praying for people nor can we ever quit preaching the truth and urging them to respond to it. However, there is a difference between quitting and resting in the Lord.
While I must never quit urging men to come to Christ, I must also rest in the Lord's ability to draw them at His time. I do not have to resort to worldly tactics to persuade them, nor do I need to give up in frustration. God is on His throne. Those who are His will respond. Those He has given to us will come and will follow.
We must keep our faith in Christ, not in what appears to be our results.
He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Jesus did not distress Himself with the fact that some people would not receive the message He preached. They simply were not of God. Those in whom the Spirit of God is at work, those who are either already saved or else God is convicting to get saved, will hear and understand and accept God's Word for the truth that it is.
Those who are not, will not.
It is true that some whose hearts are being convicted of the Lord will continue to refuse or to ignore God's Word. Therefore we can never give up on praying for people nor can we ever quit preaching the truth and urging them to respond to it. However, there is a difference between quitting and resting in the Lord.
While I must never quit urging men to come to Christ, I must also rest in the Lord's ability to draw them at His time. I do not have to resort to worldly tactics to persuade them, nor do I need to give up in frustration. God is on His throne. Those who are His will respond. Those He has given to us will come and will follow.
We must keep our faith in Christ, not in what appears to be our results.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for this. I know I am one that keeps running from God. I just need to surrender completely to him and his will for my life.
ReplyDeleteIt is time to stop running! Listen to His voice every day through the Word of God, get connected to a sound preaching Baptist Church, and begin to follow Him.
ReplyDeleteAnd do that today.