The Greatest Obstacle To Faith

Mark 6:1-6 Charles Spurgeon once said, “We often talk of unbelief as if it were an affliction to be pitied instead of a crime to be condemned.” Henry Drummond’s words reiterate this when he states, “Christ never failed to distinguish between doubt and unbelief. Doubt is can’t believe. Unbelief is won’t believe. Doubt is honesty. Unbelief is obstinacy. Doubt is looking for light. Unbelief is contentment with darkness.” As I pondered Mark 6:1-6 this past week, the question arose in my heart, “Why couldn’t they believe? And then it dawned on me. The people in Nazareth couldn’t receive anything from Jesus because they thought they knew Who He was. Their hearts and minds were filled with presumptions, presuppositions and conclusions that were all totally wrong. Like the old spiritual says, “We didn’t know Who You was.” They didn’t know Who He was because they had already made up their minds Who He was. Because of that, they missed out on so much, and caused others to miss out as well. As we begin 2022, I pray that all of us will take time to set aside any presuppositions, assumptions and presumptions about the Lord so we can see Him as He really is. Let’s make sure that we get to know Him, not just about Him.