Our paragraph topic is: (Their hypocritical purity) Part 3.
The God of all truth and knowledge came to them. The God of all wisdom was in their presence. The God of all creation walked with them, talked with them, attempted to give them insight into his understanding and the mysteries of the universe but they could not see. They could not hear. They could not understand what was transpiring before them. They were lost in their own beliefs and desires. They were lost in their own religious purity.
We can look back upon all this and wonder how frustrating this must have been, the king of wisdom dressed as a pauper seeking to give wisdom to the wise men who are supposedly learned beyond all wisdom. The wise men are so puffed up in their own knowledge that they have no room for the wisdom of a simple pauper who has the wisdom of all ages. Christ called them: Thou blind Pharisee!" For surely they were without spiritual sight and could not see what and who was before them.
The God of all truth and knowledge came to them. The God of all wisdom was in their presence. The God of all creation walked with them, talked with them, attempted to give them insight into his understanding and the mysteries of the universe but they could not see. They could not hear. They could not understand what was transpiring before them. They were lost in their own beliefs and desires. They were lost in their own religious purity.
We can look back upon all this and wonder how frustrating this must have been, the king of wisdom dressed as a pauper seeking to give wisdom to the wise men who are supposedly learned beyond all wisdom. The wise men are so puffed up in their own knowledge that they have no room for the wisdom of a simple pauper who has the wisdom of all ages. Christ called them: Thou blind Pharisee!" For surely they were without spiritual sight and could not see what and who was before them.
Are we the same today, blind without sight? Can we not see the truth of who we are? Do we not know our own nature or are we just asleep with our eyes open not able to see what is within. The darkness prevails if we look. But we are given the knowledge to look deeper beyond the darkness in search of the light of life given to us by Christ himself.
He came down from heaven that he might show us how to live a new life. He came down from heaven that he might walk with us, talk with us, eat with us, laugh with us, dance with us, cry with us, feel the emotions of our sorrows and our pains. He brought joy and happiness to those whom he healed and restored physically. He touched the hearts and minds of those who were with him day in and day out throughout his life. What a joy and a pleasure it must have been to be in his presence during those times.
Yet evil creeps in and takes hold of those on the fringe of life. It corrupts and distorts the meaning of life. It steals the life light within and covers it with darkness such that one looses the way and walks in darkness. Time passes and life becomes meaningless except for those moments when carnal pleasures takes one deeper into darkness. The light of life is snuffed out unless the call of God is heard through some tragedy.
God is loving and forgiving. He is merciful. He knows we are week and because he is full of mercy he is willing to forgive if we are honestly seeking his forgiveness. His love is boundless. His mercy is endless. His patience is enduring. He loves all his children he created. He wants all to be with him in his heavenly kingdom. Come! Take your place. Seek his forgiveness and it will be yours.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage nd then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ . The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
