For the longest time in my Christian life, I couldn't understand why people who I witnessed to would look at me with a blank stare. I thought to myself, why would you refuse eternal life in Jesus Christ. The more I studied the Word of God, I realized that it was because they were blinded by Satan the ruler of darkness.
2Corinthians; 4:3-4
(But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.)
Satan blinds men to God's truths and they continue in their unbelief which in turn deepens their moral darkness. The longer a person continues in unbelief, the harder their heart becomes.
Someone may say, "I don't say there is a God, but I don't say there isn't a God." Choosing not to believe there is a God is called unbelief. We all know that you must believe in Jesus Christ to be saved and not believing will cause you to die in your sins. If you have chosen to believe and put your faith in Jesus for salvation, then you have the Spirit of God dwelling in you. Without the Holy Spirit, you will not be able to discern spiritual truths. By the Holy Spirit, God reveals His saving truths. The Holy Spirit alone is qualified because He knows all that God knows, Himself being God.
1Corinthians; 2:14
(But the natural man does not received the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.)
Now we know why some people just don't get it when we are witnessing to them. They don't always understand all we tell them because they don't have the Spirit of God teaching them. It's not that they don't want to understand, it's just they can't. The veil of blindness is still in place. The only one who can remove the veil is God. So when we are witnessing to someone, we also need to pray that God will remove the veil of blindness. If someone comes to faith and repentance to God, it is because they have been taught and hence drawn by God.
John; 6:44-45
(No one comes to me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, 'And they shall all be taught by God.' Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to Me.)
Our job is to spread the gospel, God is the one who gives them saving faith.
God Bless You!
1 comment:
Yes, it took me a while to understand this. I would try convert my husband and sister, and could not understand why they just "could not get it".
Now I have stopped preaching to them, but rather pray and be lead by the spirit in whom He wants me to talk to, and not whom I think should hear!
Plus Actions speak louder than words!!
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