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Revealed to Those Not Seeking God

Rom.10:20 Isaiah is very bold, and says, "I was found by those who didn't seek me. I was revealed to those who didn't ask for me."{Isaiah 65:1} 10:21 But as to Israel he says, "All day long I stretched out my hands to a disobedient and contrary people."{Isaiah 65:2}

Here God points out our human nature under sin, and what is that? If we think we are special particularly accounted special by God every evil atrocity follows. Throughout the history of mankind it has always been that a nation, religion, or business that thought they were especially blessed above others have caused much suffering and evil towards fellowman.

Psalms 123:4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scoffing of those who are at ease, with the contempt of the proud.

Psalms 138:6 For though Yahweh is high, yet he looks after the lowly; but the proud, he knows from afar.

Jude 1:16 These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaks proud things), showing respect of persons to gain advantage.

Israel was chosen by God not because they were better, above, special, but because of God's love for Abraham. Yes, Abraham faith in God, not in himself as being special caused God to love him and reward his seed. That seed became Israel, but unlike Abraham it did not walk in faith, and God's goodness. Its soon let its special position turn to worship man instead of God, how? By the same old pattern of deception thinking the great's among their religion gave them special privilege. They had the truth, the scriptures, and the prophets no one could teach them anything about God.

Romans 10:2 For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

John5:34 But the testimony which I receive is not from man. However, I say these things that you may be saved.

John.5:38 You don't have his word living in you; because you don't believe him whom he sent. 5:39 "You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me. 5:40 Yet you will not come to me, that you may have life. 5:41 I don't receive glory from men.

They could not listen to outsiders because to listen made them unclean by their law. They believed they had made themselves righteous by works of law. Yes, they were zealous by works of law, they would kill the Son of God by works of law! Subsequently, Paul makes the point under God's Holy Spirit about Israel, God went to those not even seeking them instead of those thinking they were special by heritage.

Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.

1 Corinthians 1:28 and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are:

The Gentles were not seeking after God for thousand's years they didn't even know God's laws, they had no great prophets giving them a perceived special privilege with God. God gave then equal privilege with Israel, for a kingdom of Priest to rule with his Son Christ Jesus. Sadly, there is nothing new under the Sun, two thousand years later we have Christendom sitting as a queen boasting in her special position with Christ.

Revelation 18:7 However much she glorified herself, and grew wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning. For she says in her heart, 'I sit a queen, and am no widow, and will in no way see mourning.'

She has no faith in God, she has faith in her bible scholars, her priest, her massive wealth, and land holding, all looks like she is blessed of God for those of the flesh. She shines for those seeking glory of men upon earth. The apostle Paul watched this same spirit creeping into the Gentle whom were enamor with the glory of Israel and its righteous laws. They wanted worship in powerful government, high sounding position, and power in institutional religion.

Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

Galatians 3:26 For you are all children of God, through faith in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 3:14 that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Christ Jesus; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

But what God had given them was the greatest of all privileges ever offer to mankind, still, human nature under sin flows like a river downward into an sea of wickedness. The need for man approval by the powerful was greater than God approval by faith, unseen by this world, the need not to suffer for righteousness was greater than the hard road of being rejected by the wise of this world. Following Christ was no easy course, it meant they to would appear as failures to this world, rejected, and hated. Christ could not be mixed with worldly love, worshiping in Spirit and truth must be maintained by God Holy Spirit, without yeast of self-glory.

1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn't the Father's, but is the world's.

1 Peter 4:1 Forasmuch then as Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind; for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin;

Colossians 2:13 You were dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh. He made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses.

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