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The Pharisees had a heart
condition that grieved Jesus. Their hearts were hard and insensitive. If
you'll look in Mark 3, you'll see what I'm talking about.
God was
right there in their midst, and they, of all people, should have
realized it. They knew the Scriptures backward and forward, and Jesus
fit every messianic prophecy written there. But the insensitivity of
their hearts literally blinded them to who He was.
The hearts of the Pharisees were also hardened to the needs of the people around them.
That very same thing is still happening today.
Just think again about what those Pharisees were doing. They were:
1. Criticizing the minister of God.
2. Protecting their religious traditions instead of obeying the Word of God.
3. Worrying about their own welfare rather than that of those around them.
Have
you ever known any believers who fit that description? Sure you have!
In fact, every one of us has done those things at some time in our
lives.
Every one of us, to one degree or another, has fallen prey
to the same mistake the Pharisees did. We've gotten so caught up in
doing and saying all the "right" things that we've let the tender warmth
of God's love inside us grow cold.
I know that's true because if
it weren't, we'd be seeing tremendous moves of God among us. We'd be
seeing revival on every corner.
That's what God longs to do. God
longs to pour out His Spirit in supernatural power and abundance through
His Church. But we've developed a heart condition that's holding Him
back.
Today if you are desiring an outpouring of the Holy Spirit
in your life and the manifestation of His power in your church, check
the condition of your heart. If you find any hardness there, repent and
ask God to change you. Ask Him to give you the kind of heart that will
allow Him to show Himself strong on your behalf.
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