Something more than the Bible will give you something less than Jesus Christ. Don’t settle, and don’t look for something more. Accept nothing less than the Holy Spirit revealing Jesus Christ as found in the Word of God.
Timothy could have said, okay I have had hands laid on me, I have been commissioned as an apostle and I have been taught and commended (Philippians 2:19-22) by the great Apostle Paul, it is time to move on to more of God. But Paul said no way, buster, continue in what you have already been taught, and teach other men to be faithful to it, and warn others not to stray away into novelty and myth and false doctrine, wanting to be some great teacher when all they are doing is showing their ignorance and leading people into perdition. Timothy could have told Paul, “Oh Paul you are holding me back”. If Timothy was not allowed to move on what makes you think you are? Your pride, that’s what.
People say they just want to see God move, but what they mean is that they want to see God move in the way that they would like.
You want to see God move, well then you start moving, moving into a more sanctified life, moving on to more witnessing, moving into more church attendance, more fellowship, more giving, more bible reading, more bible study, more prayer, don’t worry He will be there moving in you to do all that, the question is, do you have faith that this is true? Is the fruit of the Spirit growing in your life? That is definitely the sign of the Spirit on the move. If He is moving in your life then you won’t have to move where you think He is, you’ll already be there. He has already provided, He has already given you more, but you want something else. |