Weak Things In Us

We think holy means a bunch of rules but holy is God making us different. And things we struggle with in this world, our “issues”, are really weak things in us.

Hebrews 5:12-14 “For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.”

Notice Paul uses the words unskillful in the word but it is not just the word, it is the principles of the word (oracles). So the word of God has principles is like saying process or procedures.

When I first got saved I thought God would magically do things I prayed about. And yes, sometimes he does. I mean look at the Red Sea parting. Look at Jesus turning water in to wine. I found out God does not always go poof and it is done for us.

Look at Luke 8:10-15

10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Jesus describes four types of people in this world, when it comes to the word of God. This parable has a lot of good teaching but I want to look at what I faced when I got saved and all of us face the same thing at some point in our walk with the Lord.

As I said, I thought God would just answer my prayer, like poof, it is done. Maybe God did when I first got saved but then I noticed not as much and I wondered why. I had to choose, would I get mad at God and quit or trust him. I chose to trust him.

I remember getting really angry with God once since I have been saved, really angry. I had been saved about three months and my parakeet got sick. (I use to breed parakeets and teach them to talk). I started praying for my parakeet, for God to heal my parakeet. My parakeet died. I spouted off to God saying, Oh, you can part the Red Sea, wipe out armies, raise Lazarus from the dead, heal the sick but you won’t heal my parakeet? I’m exceedingly angry with you. And I pouted for about two or three days.

Now I look back at that time and realize I was acting like a spoiled child throwing a tantrum. But God was patient with me and after about one week, and I buried my parakeet in my mom’s yard near a specific tree, I wanted to find out why God did not heal my parakeet so I started digging in his word.

Like Job’s friends, my friends asked me if I had “sin in my life”. I knew that was not the issue because I was a new born babe in Christ and God did not expect me to grow up over night. There was more to finding the answer on why God did not answer my prayer to heal my parakeet. And friends, that situation and what God taught me back then has carried me through 37 years as a believer.

So over the next few weeks or so, I want to try and help you by sharing my experiences. I hope you will join me and feel free to share this with your friends. One verse I encourage you all to memorize is Romans 8:28 kjv.

‘And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.‘

Until next time.

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