What are we hearing? What are we seeing? To answer some questions we must first come to the truth, the human race never changes. Man, is created in Gods image, however unlike God; man loves evil. All over the world, we daily hear about the activities of the human race. We hear and see rebellious activity and all of its associated synonyms such as, revolts, uprisings, insurgence, upheavals, mutinies, revolutions, agitations, insurrections and outbreaks. The world is in turmoil, the scripture says, “For the world offers only a passion for physical pleasure, a desire for everything they see, and pride in their achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world”. God sees us desiring things that are pleasing to the eyes, things that lead to sinful habits. The desire to gain worldly wisdom is nothing more than the belief in the human intellect, beliefs in myths, traditions and foolish endeavors. God sees man ignoring Him in his everyday life; humanity, is seen as being duped into believing he can do things on his own. The enemy has told him that he does not need God, that God does not exist and that he can depend on his own intelligence to solve the world’s problems.(7) Our ability to hear and see comes from the Lord. They are temporal gifts of life. We can only fix our ears and eyes on what we can see. We need to see as God sees; He looks on the visible and the invisible. We need to get the message. What we see is temporal and what is unseen is eternal. There are eternal consequences for rebelling against authority, when you rebel against Gods authority you are under judgment. The scripture tells us “Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God”. The scripture warns us to “Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good”. The natural man is a grumbler and complainer, living only to satisfy their desires. They brag loudly and flatter others to get what they want. (8)
The human race has a very serious eye problem. It is so hard for him to see as God sees and that is because Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied .(9)
As God watches with His eyes and hears with His ears, He comes to this conclusion. “You expected much, but see it turned out to be little. What you brought home, He blew away. Why?” declares the LORD Almighty. “Because of my house, remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with your own house? (10)
(7) 1 John 2 :16 (NLT), Gen. 1:26 (NIV), Gen.1:14 (NIV), Gen. 3:6 (NIV), Gen.5:2 (ESV), Psa.104 :19 (NIV), Psa.19:6 (NIV), Psa.74:16, Jer.33:20 (NIV), John 1:3 (ESV), 1 Cor.8:6 (NIV), Mark 10:6 (NIV), Heb. 1:10 (NIV), Heb. 11:3 (NIV)
(8) Isa.42:5 (AJKV), James 4:4 (NIV), 2 Cor. 4 :18 (NIV), Rom. 13 :1-2 (NLT), TITUS 1 :3 (NIV), Jude 1 :16 (NLT)
(9) Prov.20:27 (KJB)
(10) Haggai 1:9 (NIV)
Review the scriptures and references. Try to understand what it is God is hearing and seeing in today’s world. We are hearing and seeing the same things as God except our hearing and visibility have limits. The Lord can hear and see both the visible and the invisible without any limits.
We hear and see the visible results of good and evil every day, but we do not see the invisible results of good and evil unless it becomes visible.
According to scripture, there is a big difference between God and Man. Consider this, “He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of men, but God knows your hearts. What is highly valued among men is detestable in God’s sight”, Luke 16:15.
“Indeed, wine betrays him; he is arrogant and never at rest. Because he is as greedy as the grave and like death is never satisfied, he gathers to himself all the nations and takes captive all the peoples”. Habakkuk 2:5 (NIV)
So, “as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes so that they could not see and ears so that they could not hear, to this very day.” Romans 11:8 (NIV)
As you spend time observing the things that are going on in this present day world. Ask yourself these questions. What am I seeing with my own eyes and what am I hearing with my own ears and do they line up with the God of heaven or do they line up with the god of this world?
What are your thoughts?
Open your eyes and see what you cannot hear, now closed your eyes and see what you can hear. Think and pray, Selah
We hear and see the visible results of good and evil every day, but we do not see the invisible results of good and evil unless it becomes visible.
According to scripture, there is a big difference between God and Man. Consider this, “He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of men, but God knows your hearts. What is highly valued among men is detestable in God’s sight”, Luke 16:15.
“Indeed, wine betrays him; he is arrogant and never at rest. Because he is as greedy as the grave and like death is never satisfied, he gathers to himself all the nations and takes captive all the peoples”. Habakkuk 2:5 (NIV)
So, “as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes so that they could not see and ears so that they could not hear, to this very day.” Romans 11:8 (NIV)
As you spend time observing the things that are going on in this present day world. Ask yourself these questions. What am I seeing with my own eyes and what am I hearing with my own ears and do they line up with the God of heaven or do they line up with the god of this world?
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