The Lord spoke to Moses, to speak to Aaron and his sons, to tell Israel. (Numbers 6: 22, 23)
How many people can get your attention? How many people can reach, teach or even give information to you? This is a good question because just any PERSON can’t tell us anything because we’re not going listen to them, we might look at them but we’re not going to listen to them, we might hear them but we’re not going to listen to them, and worse yet, we’ll pick and choose part of what they’re saying and run with it rather than try to understand the entire content of their message while not listening. Politicians do this for a living all the time. Blah blah blah going into one ear and out of the other if you’re speaking and they have no regard for you. So, if it’s not what YOU’VE deemed required listening, who do you let in? I bet you can name them on one hand and it doesn’t matter if you’re born again/saved either. We don’t let just anybody into our inner-circle to influence us; we’ll mentally turn them off. We might be polite about it, but we’re not really going to listen.
How many of us will refuse a hand bill being passed out by a stranger? They didn’t have to say anything, but just the sheer fact they’re trying to hand you something is automatically in your eye something you don’t need and can do without. Prejudgment is a real problem in this world. Familiarity is a real problem in this world. Being too familiar with me can limit me helping you. This happened to Jesus, (Mark 6:1-5) He was preaching at home and they took offense at Him; He was too familiar. Here is God trying to teach them something but because of familiarity/prejudgment He couldn’t get anything done, so He left.
When God answers prayer, most times He sends a person; a messenger, and it’s up to you/us to hear the answer to your/our prayer in something they said or did, but if that person is too familiar or you’ve prejudged them, you can’t hear from God if he’s the one God sent. (Numbers 6: 22,23) is a good example of how God sometimes works. Paraphrasing, if you had issues with Aaron or any of his sons, you couldn’t hear from God. If it was Moses who could only get your attention, reach, teach or even give information to you; you’re out because God didn’t send Moses, He told Moses to tell Aaron and his sons to tell YOU. See my point.
You don’t have to love me in order for God to use me for your sake. I probably wouldn’t know anything about your situation in the first place and so what if I did, but you have a need and let’s say hypothetically God sends me unknowing and innocent to you but because you’ve already pre-judged me about what-ever or I’m too familiar with you; being it’s your character and way of life to shut people off based on your prejudices and pride because you know God couldn’t possibly send me because He knows how you feel about me, but you really need an answer from God, hey, hold on to your ways but keep praying and maybe, just maybe, God might finally come around understanding His mistakes; repenting unto you and see things your way and change. Yeah right.
Gaidi
