…the Lord Jesus…has sent me that you may receive your sight… —Acts 9:17
When Paul received his sight, he also received spiritual insight into the Person of Jesus Christ. His entire life and preaching from that point on were totally consumed with nothing but Jesus Christ— “For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (1 Corinthians 2:2). Paul never again allowed anything to attract and hold the attention of his mind and soul except the face of Jesus Christ.
We must learn to maintain a strong degree of character in our lives, even to the level that has been revealed in our vision of Jesus Christ.
The lasting characteristic of a spiritual man is the ability to understand correctly the meaning of the Lord Jesus Christ in his life, and the ability to explain the purposes of God to others. The overruling passion of his life is Jesus Christ. Whenever you see this quality in a person, you get the feeling that he is truly a man after God’s own heart (see Acts 13:22).
Never allow anything to divert you from your insight into Jesus Christ. It is the true test of whether you are spiritual or not. To be unspiritual means that other things have a growing fascination for you.
Since mine eyes have looked on Jesus,
I’ve lost sight of all beside,
So enchained my spirit’s vision,
Gazing on the Crucified.
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Journal DJR
Good morning Lord, I see something a little differently than Mr Chambers here today. Where he says, “To be unspiritual means that other things have a growing fascination for you.” … I’m thinking that perhaps the most spiritual way of all is to be curious and fascinated about all things AND keep you as the context in which we think of all those other things. Perhaps it is drawing a fine line of semantics but it seems less restrictive and more conducive to being ready for you to show me new things … which I’m convinced you want to do.
Isaiah 43:18-19
18 “Do not remember the past events,
pay no attention to things of old.
19 Look, I am about to do something new;
even now it is coming. Do you not see it?
Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness,
rivers in the desert.
Your point is indeed a matter of emphasis and perspective. Like the four blind men encountering an elephant. They thought it was a wall, a rope, etc depending on their experience and perspective. Continuing the metaphor, realize that all humans are like the blind men. So your perspective is your perspective. It comes from your set of experiences and your set of giftings. Every person has their own set of giftings and experiences so their perspective is of necessity going to be different. That’s not a bad thing. Celebrate the diversity. You don’t need to try to change people. You’ll notice that’s not what I did. Just get connected, stay connected and live out of that. That’s what I did.
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