God Does Withhold Truth From Those Who are Resistant to it

Acts 16:5-7 "5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers. 6 After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia, they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia. 7 And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.…"

When I read this passage I was reminded that the Holy Spirit does warn us not to speak to some people about the gospel and prompts us to speak to others. Our Christian walk is always based on the prompting of the Holy Spirit.

Even if we don't understand why He would not want us to speak to certain people we know that He knows what is ahead and why He directs us to do things we do not understand.

There have been times when I wanted to tell the truth to someone but I couldn't get the words out, the Holy Spirit stopped me. And, there have been other times when I felt strongly compelled to speak the truth to others and was met with opposition by them.

The hardest thing for me to understand is when people who say they are Christians come against the truth so hard that they are willing to destroy relationships to defend what is against God.

2 Timothy 4:2-4

…2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 3 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. 4 So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths."

We live in unreasonable times in which "everyone does what is right in their own eyes and they have deep contempt for anyone who will say what they don't want to hear.

1 Timothy 4:1-2

"Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron."

2 Peter 2:1-3

Destructive Doctrines

"1 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. 2 And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. 3 By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction [a]does not slumber."

In our day it is considered rude to correct those who are following false doctrines, even among "church attendees" we see the tolerance of false doctrine and a lack of defending the truth of the God's Word.

Those who defend their false doctrine reject the truth and label those who speak it "the problem", turning many people against those who belong to Christ.

The church has fallen into destructive conspiracy theories that lead many to follow the theories but neglect the scriptures and worse use the scriptures to prove their false theories.

Acts 20:29-30

"I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. / Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them."

Romans 16:17-18

"Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive."

Those who follow the false doctrines flatter and court those who are easily led astray by the lies and mock and demean those who speak the truth.

1 John 4:1

"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world."

We are living in the end times when we will see all the things God said in His Word come to pass. These are times when it is difficult to have lovely dialogue and joyful responses to the word of God.

Jude 1:17-19

"But you, beloved, remember what was foretold by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ when they said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.” These are the ones who cause divisions, who are worldly and devoid of the Spirit."

Hatred and division are dominant in these last days, making us desire home more than we ever did before. The more we grow in Spiritual truth the less human companionship we will have.l

Keep looking up brothers and sisters, our time on earth is short!

Hallelujah!