Realities

Realities

Psalms 19:7-11

The law of the LORD [is] perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD [is] sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the LORD [are] right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD [is] pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the LORD [is] clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD [are] true [and] righteous altogether. More to be desired [are they] than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb Moreover by them is thy servant warned: [and] in keeping of them [there is] great reward.

The natural man builds his life on the realities of his understanding of this natural world and how it works.  Those things that are real to his sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell are the reality of his world.  They are truth to him.  When he looks out and sees the mountains, when he touches the soft skin of his wife, when he hears his children playing and smells the lilacs in spring, these are reality to him.  When talking or relating to that which is beyond the natural realm, what is reality?  What are the things that are as sure and reliable to the spiritual man, who is relating to those realities which are outside of the sense realm?  For the Christian, who embraces the Word of God as His reality, the Word of God stands as the cornerstone and foundation of spiritual truth and reality. 

This scripture in Psalms 19 gives us some very fundamental and foundational truths to build our house of faith and trust upon.  Because spiritual realities are not always evidenced in the natural world, except in type and shadow; we must have a resource that puts all believers in God on the same page.  That resource is the Word and the law of God.  It is the source of input that feeds spiritual truths and realities into our natural mind.  When we read and try to understand the Word of God with only a natural mind and understanding, many things don’t make sense to us and are conflicting. 

I once heard it put in such a way that it made a lot of sense.  If God is Spirit as it says in John 4:24, then it only stands to reason that He would write a spiritual book.  As we know, the content of our Bibles is the compilation of numerous authors down through the ages that have written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, God’s spiritual book.   It only stands to reason that if we are reading a spiritual book, we need a spiritual mind to receive and understand it.  This is why, it is essential when reading God’s Word. that we ask the Holy Spirit, the author of the book, for understanding and revelation to comprehend, assimilate and put into practice the truths of His divine counsel.  In John 16:13 Jesus tells His disciples, “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.”  The one sure promise that each believer has is that he or she can possess the Holy Spirit that is able to lead and guide you into truth.  Peter speaking under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit speaks this truth to us in Acts 2:38-39: “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, [even] as many as the Lord our God shall call.”

               While it is encouraging, edifying and instructional that we can glean much spiritual understanding from words and books of men, this should never become a substitute for our seeking God through His Word and the instruction we can receive from the Holy Spirit personally.  The Lord doesn’t want second hand children; He wants each one of us to be in relationship with Him so that we are hearing and receiving personal truth and revelation from Him.  What He reveals and shows us will not contradict the rest of His Word but will only further verify and confirm it.  The Lord desires to further teach each of us the spiritual realities of His truth that will make us rich partakers of His divine life and blessing.  His precepts and instruction are what leads us and helps us to grow in the path that leads to life and godliness.  There is nothing sweeter or more precious than His Word quickened by the Holy Spirit that leads us into the reality, presence and revelation of who He is.

Blessings,

#kent

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