[The Glory Unveiled]
Those who led the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” ( Luke 18:39 )
The Spirit of religion and the philosophy of men has been around for a long time. The verse of scripture above is an excerpt from the account where a blindman had the opportunity to meet Jesus but the people around him tried to stop him. Interestingly the people who rebuked this man weren’t the onlookers. They were the very people who led his way. That is the religious spirit. This blindman was about to discover Christ for himself; he was about to have a personal relationship with Christ. He was discovering the path into the secret place, but the spirit of religion tried to stop him. Religion has always stopped true intimacy with God. It is that spirit that says that only the leader can know God for the followers so that the followers cannot have personal relationships with their Father. But the true seeker will not be held by the rebuke of religion. Instead, they will press on into that secret place of Kingdom realities. To the true seeker of Kingdom truth and experiences, the pull of religion is rather a push to them, to seek the Father even more earnestly. God is looking for true seekers of the realities of His kingdom.
Prayer_Bead: Sweet Jesus, Compassionate Lord, thank you for showing me the path into intimate fellowship with you. Thank you for setting me free from the religious spirit.
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