If our Gospel be Hid…
Read 2Corinthians 4:3 KJV
But if our gospel be hid,
The Lord has place this verse of scripture on my heart over the last few days. I have meditated on these words, chewing on them through out the last couple of days & nights, and it has become a bitter pill to swallow. Some may say, have God take it away. No, I have prayed for this burden for over 20 years. Why would I have him take it from me? My prayer now is “Lord Increase it!”
I have had to turn to my prayer closet in intercession for those lost souls that are and will be damned to a groulish hell… All because they have not heard the good news of the glorious Gopsel of Christ.
why? How is this even possible?
- Here in America there are Church buildings on every block
- radio stations dedicated to spreading the word through out our Nation and world
- Television stations with 24 hour a day preaching and teaching of Gods word.
God Gave us some:
- Apostles
- prophets
- evangelists
- pastors and
- teachers
We have the gifts of the spirit, and the whole counsil of God, through our bible.
So, why haven’t these lost souls heard the Gospel? The Good News of Jesus our Holy, Divine,and glorious Christ?
It seems virtually impossible that if someone was searching for Christ, he whom seeks will find?
If Our Gospel Be Hid,
If you will notice there is a comma after the word “hid”. Being a word smith, I believe that particular comma is Godly ordained here’s why: A comma represents to it’s reader a short pause, or to take a deep breath before continuing.
John 20:21 and 22, says, Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost.
The book of Acts chapter 1 verses 4 and 5 also records these words from the lips of Jesus:
4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
Those four verses from the book of John And the book of Acts, are the key to the comma in our reference verse from 2 Corithians chapter 4:3.
“If our Gospel be hid,<–“.
As we learned earlier, that comma is a pause, a short break, and to take a deep breath. It is in that pause, that we find the key to personal soul winning and revival.
Jesus, commanded his disciples to stay in Jerusalem and wait for the promise of the father, which was the Holy Spirit.
What did the followers of Christ do for those ten days before Pentecost?
The scriptures doesn’t say. However, Act’s chapter 2:1 states; And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
One could speculate, that they spent their time exchanging personal reflections, sharing the many teachings of Jesus during his time on Earth and spending much time in corperate worship.
Personally, I think that they prayed.
It is when we are in the stillness of expectant prayer when you will “access the Heavenlies”, pull down strongholds and put princapalities, powers and rulers of darkness on high on the run.
It is the power through prayer, that brings you to the mind of Christ and the will of God. Prayer also brings you to an intimate relationship with God himself. A relationship that is deeper than brother and sister, husband and wife and even with ones self.
I remember one time my daughter Kristen and I went to a certain local church were she had attended vacation bible school and thought was just just an awsome church. At the end of the sermon the pastor ask everyone to kneel in our pew and to pray for something specific for that church. I can not recall what it was. I knelt down and began to interceed for this church, then I felt a couple of hands on my shoulder and the pastor and another man, probably a deacon, was praying over me. I felt a little embarraced when I look up at the clock and saw that I had been praying for over 30 minutes, after the congregation had left the building.
What seemed to be just a few moments turn out be about 45 minutes in prayer. I know because I ask, then apologized to the pastor, because I was holding him up from locking the church building and eating lunch with his family.
If Our Gospel Be hid,
That comma is for you to get into a personal relationship with God. When you get closer to him, then you will be able to help others. Your prayers will part the unseen veil that has been covering the unbelieving individual, that has never heard the Gospel.
The Church must pray. If the church doesn’t pray then Satan will prevail. He may not win the war but he may win many battles.
If he wins the battles then there will be many lives lost and the blood of those lost souls will be on the churchs hands. I don’t think God would like that kind of casualty rate. You must set your directives, objectives and heart on the heart and will of God.
Listen to King David as he describes his souls desperate plea to be near his creator.
Psalm 42:1-2
1 To the Chief Musician. A Contemplation of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God.
2. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?
Has your soul ever thirsted to return to your closet so you can come near him one more time?
The whole purpose of that comma is to get right before God. “If our Gospel be hid,” it will only be hid for a little while until you receive the promise from the Father.
Our next post is going to be on the later part of 2 Corinthians 4:3 titled “Who’s hiding the Gospel?”
However, I won’t release the second part until this post receives at least 3 good comments or 5 tweets, whichever comes first.
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