Category: Getting God’s Understanding

Matthew 13:54-55 (NKJV)  54 When He had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, “Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works? 55 Is this not the carpenter’s son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?

We must let God speak to our spirit and take us deeper than what our natural mind knows, to fully understand certain things. To be able to walk in faith completely.

We may think that we know things about a situation or person. But sometimes we may miss things that we don’t know about them if we rely totally on our own understanding.

This is a moment in the verses above that they should have allowed God take them beyond their natural understanding.

Logic can surely get in our way at times, causing us to miss out on God’s mighty work.

Matthew 13:58 (NKJV) 58 Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.

Jesus could not do many things in His hometown because of the unbelief of the people there. They had too much logical understanding and didn’t give Spirit-led answers a place.

Why?

Because they knew where He lived, and who His mother, brothers, etc. were. They could not get the fact that He was the Messiah.

They lived in unbelief because of logic.

This is very sad. We must not let our logic get in the way of the Spirit of God showing us truth and giving us the answers we need at times.

Dear God in Heaven,

I’m so very sorry for getting in the way of Your answers for me. At times I thought I knew better just because I had some logical understanding of the situation, person, etc. Please forgive me and help me to get better at this. Show me how to put my logic aside and allow you to take me deeper. Show me Your way. Give me Your answers and understanding. I will trust and believe You, for You are my God!

In Jesus Christ of Nazareth’s name I pray. Amen.

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