Unlearned Men
You are able in Christ
“Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.”—Acts 4:13
These were fishermen, laborers, carpenters, craftsmen, and other tradesmen. They were not “Learned”. They were not trained in the religious schools. They did not go to seminary or college and get a degree. They did not have a license from the government or from the Association of International Pharisees. They were not Scientists or Doctors or Lawyers.
They were just regular folk.
But, they had been with Jesus. They had spent time with Jesus and had learned from Him.
They were filled with the Holy Spirit and was taught by Him.
The Holy Spirit will bring us into all truth. He will show us things to come. (John 16:13)
We have no need for any to teach us. The Holy Spirit will teach us and lead us to the people and places He wants us to learn from. (1 John 2:27)
But, there’s this worldly belief that you need to be college educated or licensed in order to serve God, or speak truth.
You don’t
Granted, you don’t want someone performing brain surgery who is not trained.
You don’t want someone building your house, who is not learned in the ways of house building.
But, you can be confident that the Lord will train you and lead you in the way He wants you to go, in order to serve Him.
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”–Prov. 22:6
When we get born again, we become a child of the Lord. Will He not train us up?
You are right where God has allowed you to be.
The purpose is for you to turn to Him, serve others, and learn.
That’s it.
God is molding you into a vessel for His use. He is purging things from you and filling you with good.
We turn to Him in prayer and confession and in all our ways, and He works to direct our paths into the green pastures He promises.
Those green pastures are the places where we serve to build the Kingdom. He provides through our service.
These men were full of the Holy Spirit. They were taught by God, but they also had practical skills, and trades that they could use to live by, or serve others.
We have to trust that God is doing what He promises He will do. So, He is training us up. He is making a place for us. He is teaching us and giving us wisdom when we ask. He is answering our prayers.
Sometimes we have to open our eyes and see that we are exactly where God wants us to be, and that He is moving in our lives.
It is happening. He is faithful. We can trust Him.
We might not be happy with our life at this time. But, what is God doing?
Turn your mind to spiritual things. Praise God. Get your mind off yourself and on to God and others. Pray that God will bring you a way to serve Him.
Which brings us to the point.
You are able in Christ. Let God guide you to where He wants you to be.
Satan might whisper into your mind, “You aren’t smart enough” or “You can’t do that.”
The enemy might use friends and family to ridicule you or keep you down with snide comments or just a complete lack of support.
The demons might use nameless faces on the internet to tell you to be quiet, you’re not a scientist. Your not a doctor. You failed high school. You’re just a soccer mom, or plumber. You can’t understand these things.
But, keep following God, and trusting God.
The enemy might say, “You don’t have a degree. You are just unlearned and ignorant”
But, with God all things are possible.
He will guide you.
Have you noticed that Satan has great colleges and universities full of money and wickedness working to train workers to help build his Kingdom of the Anti-Christ?
Do you not think that God is also training up His own workers?
And I’m not talking about colleges who claim to serve God. Satan has infiltrated many of those as well.
God trains us through His Word and by spending time with Jesus, through His Holy Spirit. In Him, we have all we need to serve others and build God’s kingdom.
Never let anyone tell you that you cannot serve God or serve others because you are not “learned”.
You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. (Phil. 4:13)
They treated Jesus the same.
“And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.”—Matt. 13: 54-57
The people who know you and have grown up with you will often try to keep you down or doubt your worth.
But, God does not. He has called you and will train you, even if you need to go somewhere else to do it.
And please understand that I am not talking about your job here. I’m talking about serving God and others. If God calls you to a certain job or work, you might need to get training from experts.
But, God is the expert on serving God. He is real and He is able to train you. Just believe and serve.
I’m telling you this for a reason.
Because in these last days there is deception all around. Even seminary schools have been infiltrated by the enemy, teaching false doctrine.
In China, preachers of the government licensed churches will snitch on the members of their church who show real belief in Christ. These people are jailed or killed if they preach the truth.
That is coming everywhere. So, if you are called to serve God, you need to know that you do not need a government school, or any school for God to train you.
Not only this, but there will come a day soon when all buying and selling is controlled by the Anti-Christ.
A person will not be able to pay for school or anything without getting the Mark of the Beast.
You need to know, that God can train you and use you even in these difficult times to come.
You don’t need to be trained in Satan’s system, in order to serve God.
Understand, that when the Jewish people were taken captive and hauled off to Babylon, they served God within that wicked kingdom.
We can do the same, as we get closer to those days.
But, there comes a point where we can no longer abide in wickedness.
There comes a time, when we will have to choose the lions den, or the blazing fire instead of denying Christ, or worshiping Satan, the Anti-Christ, or his Image.
You are never “Unlearned and Ignorant” in Christ.
You have been trained by the living God.
And that’s all that really matters on Judgement day.
Bio: Chris Bunton is a writer, poet and blogger from Southern Illinois.
Cover photo by pexels/Tweesak C.
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