'Points of Dispute'

S – Acts 25: 19

 

        ‘Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion – and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive.’

 

O – How powerful are these points of dispute from Paul’s accusers. They are so seemingly important to them to enforce that they cause great blindness and ignorance. These points of dispute that religion mindsets raise that always cause wrong focus and priority. In their preoccupation with these issues of dispute they had missed the whole revelation of who Jesus is. Their points of dispute had restricted their view of Jesus to be just a dead man who another man (Paul) was claiming to be alive. Their blindness to the purposes of Jesus is difficult to comprehend. This whole religious mindset which wants to prove a point or win an argument rather than seek the revelation of God’s purposes.

 

A – My challenge is to stay away from points of dispute. How easy it is to major on the minor things. These minor issues that can take me to a place that I never intended to go. They can cause reaction, separation and hostility. When allow the majoring on these points of dispute, I miss the greater revelations and mysteries the Holy Spirit has for me... It’s incomprehensible to me that these Religious accusers could only see Jesus as a dead man. Their whole journey had been blinded to His purpose and provision and yet the OT was full of prophetic sign posts. What a warning to me to keep away from the toxicity of the points of dispute. I want to keep my spirit fresh for constant revelation and understanding.

 

P – Lord, I don’t want the powerful things of the Kingdom to be dead. I don’t want to focus or stumble over point of dispute. Forgive me when I allow minor issues to rob me of what you want to reveal from your Kingdom and perspective.