One of the greatest hindrances to revelation is complexity. By its very nature complexity hides simplicity and our mind will naturally seek a formula to unlock truths hidden within. Those who seek the formula are destined to frustration whereas if they were to seek the Truth Giver, their life soon becomes simple and uncluttered.
Proverbs 20:12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye, The LORD has made them both.
It is FATHER’S Will for your eyes and ears to be open to the Truth so we must ask ourselves what is keeping us from hearing and seeing? I would suggest that it is due to our belief system formulated by our ego apart from Love. This belief system is influenced by parents, siblings, friends, teachers, and other external sources. In these times video games produced by unknown programmers are highly influencing those who are addicted to their games. Many of those games promote competition and scarcity in direct opposition to unity and Love. As men compete for resources based on their view of scarcity, their eyes grow dim to the sufficiency and abundance all around them.
Jesus spoke of this very issue when confronted by the disciples:
Matthew 13:11 He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For whoever has, to him more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. 13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says:
‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,
And seeing you will see and not perceive;
15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them.’
If you want Truth, seek the Truth Giver. If you want to walk in greater Love, seek the source of all Love. How simple is that! As we are immersed in FATHER’S Word for us, we become one with HIM and take on HIS qualities. It is not about “quantity” of how much Scripture we read but it is about the “quality” of what we specifically focus our hearts and minds on. As an example, you can study the 613 commandments and statutes given in Scripture or dwell and meditate on the two primary commandments of Love. See the simplicity of Truth.
When you focus on the created, your eyes and ears become dull and you can lose sight of what is truly important. I find it extremely beneficial and refreshing to spend quiet time with FATHER first thing in the morning. This prepares me for the challenges of the day. For some it may be the last thing before they go to bed. We should endeavor to keep our priorities in place so that we are not lulled to sleep by distractions of the world. We must not let revelation be reduced to tradition.
What caused the children of Israel to go astray? They began worshipping idols which separated them from their relationship with FATHER. The formed idols out of the created and somehow thought there was power in them. When we assign power to the created, our eyes and ears become dull. When we lift up men and women and look to them as our main or sole source of knowledge or identification, we are on the road to despair and destruction. They may have portions of the Truth but FATHER is the Source of all Truth. Why settle for less?
Head knowledge can be an enemy to the Truth. Innocent perception is all you need to access Truth and that is why Jesus rebuked the disciples when the children gathered around him:
Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven”.
Children are the greatest example of being open to the Truth for they have not yet been cluttered in their thoughts with men’s opinions about life. They simply observe nature and draw innocent conclusions.
Jesus also told the disciples in Matthew 18:
1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
2 Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them,
3 and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
4 Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 Whoever receives one little child like this in My name receives Me.”
Let us peel away the complexities of man’s ways and return to the simplicity of the Kingdom of Heaven. Once the complexities are set aside, we will be open to the fullness of Truth and the abundance it brings forth in our lives.