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We’ve all experienced times when we’re pretty sure we know what someone is thinking. But we don’t acknowledge it because if it’s something bad, we don’t want to be accused of being judgmental, and we don’t want to be wrong. But I’m telling you, “Start believing what you see! Believe what you hear and understand the deeper levels of human behavior.” Perception and understanding come from the Lord. Jesus told his disciples that it is the unbelievers that don’t perceive the truth when they see it and they can’t understand the truth when they hear it.
“Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand” (Matt 13:13). And in verse 14: “and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive.”
To consistently and accurately understand the deeper levels of human behavior, you have to have the spirit of Christ within. Throughout the gospels we see Jesus demonstrating the ability to know what people were thinking, perceiving accurately what He saw and understanding perfectly what he was hearing. Jesus wants us to be doing this too. The following are just some examples with Jesus:
Matt. 12:14-15: “Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him. But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence.”
Matt. 12:25: “And Jesus knew their thoughts.”
Matt. 16:7: “And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread. Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves.”
Matt. 22:18: “But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?”
Mk. 2:8: “And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves.”
Mk. 8:17: “And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? Perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?”
Lk. 5:22: “But when Jesus perceived their thoughts.”
Lk. 6:8: “But he knew their thoughts.”
Lk. 11:17: “But he, knowing their thoughts.”
Lk. 20:23: “But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?”
The Apostle Paul explains: “To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Col. 1:27). And with Christ in us we can do what He did. In fact, He said in John 14:12: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also.”
Don’t doubt your ability to see and perceive, hear and understand. The Lord Jesus gave you His same ability to know what’s on people’s minds. Test it out. Believe what you see. There are just some things in life we need to know ahead of time, and we can if we allow the Christ in us to open our eyes and ears.
We already see and hear. Now we need to believe and understand.
Love, Carolyn
WINGS: A JOURNEY IN FAITH
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