Hearing ALL God Has Spoken

“He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.”

Luke 24:25-27

 

 

 

Is it possible to miss the ‘now’ moments of God?

Yes.

One only need to read the Gospels for proof of this.

Many in the Nation of Israel missed the Messiah when He came.

How could this happen?

They were sure their Messiah was coming to rescue them.

But the rescue they thought they needed – from Roman oppression – missed the fact that they needed rescue, first and foremost, from their sins.

The prophecies of a suffering Messiah did not fit the understanding and the hope they had.

There were many prophetic words that clearly spoke of Jesus coming to suffer and die.

These were spoken by the same prophets esteemed by the leaders of the nation.

In many cases these same prophets prophesied concerning the second coming of Christ.

It was these prophesies that were poured over, studied and hoped for.

No one recognized or had need for a Messiah who would come for the purpose of suffering and dying.

Has God spoken into your life in times past?

Did you hear all of what He said or did you listen only to those parts you wanted to hear?

I am not saying God spoke gloom and doom to you.

I am recognizing that so often Gods’ words spoken are spoken with promises and conditions.

We latch on to the promises but ignore the conditions necessary to realize those promises.

Take the time to revisit what God has spoken into your life.

Ask Him to forgive your tendency to only see what you wanted to see.  

His Holy Spirit can reveal anything you may have missed.

Ask that your eyes be opened and your heart obedient to the conditions God has set forth.

Then move forward in obedience to the whole counsel of God!