Remember, the Lord inspired the apostle Paul to write, “Sin NOT….neither give place to the devil” (See Ephesians 4:26-27). Jesus warned the Jews,”My word has no place in you,” because of their continuing to sin. (See John 8:31-37). God cannot get the truth into the mind of one who continues in sin. It’s that simple. Keep sinning and you will continually embrace spiritual error. Oh, you will have a lot of company that’s for sure. You will have plenty of preachers who will assure you that you have and know the truth while simultaneously telling you humans can’t stop sinning and assuring you, “Don’t worry about it. God doesn’t see your sins anyway. When He looks at you all He sees is the righteousness of Christ. Rest easy. All is well with your soul.”
Folks, there are going to be a lot of surprised preachers at the judgment of believers. And they will probably look around and see a lot of former members of their congregations staring at them in anger as they realize their trusted spiritual guides led them into profound error and thereby robbed them of great eternal rewards. Pathetic, ain’t it?
The apostle Paul wrote to the believers in Rome, “Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which you have learned, and avoid them, for they that are such serve not the Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly (their own fleshly appetites by earning a good living as “ministers”), and by good words (yes, quoting scripture) and fair speeches (artful, convincing sermons) deceive the hearts (minds) of the simple (those not well acquainted with God’s Word).” (See Romans 16:17-18).
It is pointless trying to get the disobedient to see and accept the truth. They are blinded by their sins. One might as well hand a Bible with an underlined passage to someone totally physically blind and ask them to read the marked passage. They shouldn’t be surprised when that blind person says, “I can’t see it at all.” Therefore, I am not surprised when someone reading one of my articles says the same thing, “I can’t see it at all.”
Oh, well, it is not my task to open blind eyes. My task is to write the truth plainly and clearly. One can lead a horse to water, but he cannot make him drink. And I can lead someone to the truth, but I cannot make him accept it. And God won’t force-feed the truth. Jesus said again and again, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” Or, He would say, “If you can receive it…” and would then speak forth the truth, knowing that the majority of those to whom He spoke would reject His words. So, I am not cast down or greatly disappointed when the hundreds of pastors to whom I send my printed articles do not respond. I would be floored and much concerned if the majority of them wrote back, “God bless you, brother. You sure opened my eyes..”
Yes, the majority of my spare time is spent sending forth God’s truths. Those times when I slacked up in doing so my world started to fall apart and I had no peace. It is only when I came back to doing that for which I have been anointed that I enjoyed uninterrupted peace and exceedingly good health. So, I’ll keep keeping on. I know quite well what Jeremiah meant when he wrote, “Then I said, I will not make mention of Him, nor speak any more in His name. But His word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stop.” (Jeremiah 20:9).
Christ’s Aged Servant (Galatians 1:10-12),
Donald Wiley