Joe we are blind and deaf Jonah was a advance man in the Lord Look what God had given him the ability to go to a city and speak the Word of the Lord and still the carnal nature pops its ugly head up. I know a little about that. Earlier on I was going to a pretty active church for a few months and I attended the ladies meeting. Which there was an encouragement to bring all the money you could into the store house, which their church was assigned to be the place to do so. I was at the meeting and we were singing and praises Jesus my hands lifted up and my voice when the Spirit of the Lord spoke to me to speak and tell them not to do this. I said no Lord if I do this they will kick me out of this church, and just then it was like God left me and I had no reason to raise my hands to the Lord. I felt empty. So I sat down and thought for a minute about this situation and decided to do what I was told. I stood up and spoke the Words the Lord Jesus Christ gave me and all knew it was God. Every one rushed to the front and repented and declared God had spoken. About a week later I was asked to find a different church. Peggy
Hi Peggy,Joh 12:42 Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
Joh 12:43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
Peace,
Joe