Hi Pastor John,
I’m reading the emails and catching up on the Malachi sermon (Malachi 1:1-11 (Part 1 v.1-6)).
I think some of this was already said, but…
It really hit me in this sermon how much Jesus loved his disciplines. To have people who sincerely loved and followed him as much as they could under the law of Moses. They truly had no idea what he was saying about…anything…the way we can with the Spirit. And he kept telling them that there was going to be more. They couldn’t comprehend that; they believed him, but they couldn’t have a connection with God without the Spirit like Jesus had. Jesus knew this and loved them so much for believing in God through him. What sincerity they had! Because they believed Jesus, they were rewarded at Pentecost. To have the opportunity to believe in Jesus without the Spirit and follow him, what a testimony, which could have only occurred once in this earth’s existence. God did something very special for Jesus’ followers. The law couldn’t give the reward of knowledge and understanding like the Spirit does. What a reward they received on the day of Pentecost! Everything Jesus said and the knowledge therein was revealed. In that moment, they had the anointing that Jesus had passed on for them to use before, but actively with them forever. It’s like before Jesus sacrifice was accepted, they had gotten a trial run with him, then God gave them the family sized portion, haha. That is so sweet to me!
Then, to think about how many people cannot receive what God is saying now, but they believe God and have the Spirit. He is really patiently waiting for us to catch up if we’re not getting it. He is so persistent with his mercy for us to understand. This type of patience to wait for us to receive His knowledge is most certainly not of the flesh, but only of God. May we have this kind of patience for each other to grow in the knowledge of God like He does for us. And, may we be able to have enough of the anointing to consume (and apply!) the knowledge.
Wendy
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