Hello dear ones, beloved of God,
I can't believe it, but I had actually forgotten about my blog over here at
localchurchdiscussions.com! I saw some of the recent marvelous posts by "thisovercomer" and I was stirred up afresh to share on my blog again. How good that we can "incite one another to love and good works"!
I was very touched by a portion from the ministry of Andrew Murray which I received this morning on Facebook. This portion reveals the importance of not be smug and satisfied with the mere knowledge of spiritual things. Knowledge of spiritual things is meant to usher us into a life in the Divine reality. If we remain content and satisfied with lots of knowledge, we miss the very thing which our knowledge was meant to lead us into!
Knowledge without reality is hypocrisy.
"If we study God’s word carefully we shall be surprised to find how many things there are which it contrasts with knowing, and what danger there is in knowing without its leading to that which it was meant to produce.
Scripture contrasts knowing and believing. . .
Scripture contrasts knowing and doing . . .
Knowing is contrasted with hearing . . .
Knowing is contrasted with being. . .
And knowing is contrasted with living. . .
The knowledge that occupies and pleases and at length satisfies the mind without day by day leading to the faith, and the actions, and the character, and the true inner life for which God meant it, is the most dangerous of all enemies."
(Excerpted from The Coming Revival, by Andrew Murray , pg. 20)