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The instructions, leading and the word from God do not make sense to our natural thinking. Our mind is unprofitable because the things of the spirit are spiritually discerned. In this article,we'll be treating how God uses the foolish things of this world to confound the wise.
On different ocassions in the scriptures,we discovered how God used things that seemed meaningless,archaic,dumb to show forth signs and wonders.
Starting with Naaman,the captain of the host of the King of Syria, who was a great,highly esteemed and a well respected Man- 2nd Kings 5:1 but Naaman was a leper and this leprosy has been his problem for years. When he heard about the prophet in Israel through one of his servants, he went to meet him and the prophet instructed him to go and do that which he(Naaman) never expected; he was asked to Go and wash himself seven times in river Jordan.. Probably, in his childhood, he had washed in Jordan more than seven times and nothing happened while he was just cleaning himself and now when he's become a great man, with his status quo, washing in Jordan sounded strange, dumb to him that he almost left Israel but fortunately he did as the prophet instructed and he was healed.. To the natural man, washing in a river doesn't and can not cleanse a leper but it did through the power of God..
Also looking into the case of Father Abraham, whom God told to leave his father's land into a land where he would show him. Basic analysis:
- He was told to leave the only family he's got... His parents and siblings.. This is hard tho
- He wasn't told where he was going, so when asked by his family of his destination.. What do you think he said?
- I believe some members of his family then made jest of him and probably took him for a fool because of his strange decision..
But yet he responded in Faith and was blessed in it.
Lastly,the wedding at Cana was just mind blowing, wine got finished but Jesus when consulted, instead of giving them money to buy more or doing something appealing to the natural man's reasoning, He didn't but rather, He instructed them to fill the empty pots with water and serve the Chief guest!!! This instruction,to the natural reasoning doesn't sound sensible but those at the wedding having being warned by Mary responded in Faith and received their miracle..
These are just few of the many events where God used what was meaningless to the natural reasoning to wrought miracles and He's still doing this TODAY!
I don't know if there's anything the Lord has been ministering to you through the Holy Spirit lately and you're doubting whether it's from God or not.. Doubt your doubt and respond in Faith and do that which He has instructed you to do and you'd be glad you did..
I'll be ending this topic with a story of a mountain climber who was at the very top of a high mountain and slipped, the young helpless man who was hundreds of feet away from the ground, was only holding on to a small but weak branch of a tree.. He thought of what to do in this helpless situation, then decided to call on God.. Below is their conversation:
Mountain climber: God! Please help..
(He only heard the echo of his voice for minutes before he heard God talked)
God: Son! I can see you down there and I understand your plight. Remove your hand from that little branch!!!
Mountain climber: Another God, please help!!!
Funny right? But this is exactly how we live our lives, refusing to heed to instruction.. What God says to us doesn't make sense but rather it makes Faith.
Peace and Grace..
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