Some may think that grace is a licence to sin; to be deceived and led astray.
But we do not need a licence to be deceived. We only need to disregard the counsel of God to be deceived and led astray.
To put it bluntly, only the gullible; that is, easily tricked or fooled can be deceived (Proverbs 8:5).
And we are gullible without the counsel of God’s Word.
We can tell a fake from the real only when we have the genuine one for reference. We expose Satan’s deceit with the Word. Therefore, unless we read the Word for ourselves, we are in danger of being deceived (2 Corinthians 11:3).
Believers have fallen out with each other over how the Word has been applied in their respective lives.
I like how Bruce Lee used the analogy of the fluidity of water to describe the essence of martial arts. This can be applied to how the Word of God works.
If one is in the shape of a triangle, the Word of God will be triangular to that one. When another is in the shape of a circle, the Word of God will be round to that other one.
To the woman with the issue of the blood, she believed she would be healed by just touching Jesus’ robe. She was healed (Matthew 9:21).
To the centurion, he believed Jesus only need to speak the word and his servant would be healed. The servant was healed (Matthew 8:8).
It was health personified that drove out the sickness and infirmity. Be it done unto you according to your faith (Matthew 9:29).
God created each individual unique and He will deal with each one uniquely.
What a spectacle it would be should the woman and the centurion argues over who was right with regards to receiving healing from Jesus!
Based on their respective experience, both would be right. But to an audience trying to receive healing from Jesus, it would be confusion galore.
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