“But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them
that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me.” Romans
10:20
We live in a Religionist Christian world where the call is
to seek Christ, but is that true with God? The difference between the Religionist
Christian and the Sovereign Grace Christian is that one says man seeks, finds and
gets saved, and the other says that God seeks, finds, and saves the sinner. The
question is, who is right and who is wrong, because both cannot be right.
Romans chapter 10 is a proper passage for this thought because of its wording.
If one is not looking, much can be over looked, and a wrong conclusion can be
reached about the true meaning. The Lord says in verse 10 “That if thou shalt
confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus,” some will take that to mean that
salvation can be accomplished by prayer, some know it as “the Romans Road”. But
there is a catch to this verse many miss and it is the very next part of that
verse “shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead”.
One can confess all their life how much they are saved, they can pray all the sinner’s
prayer they want to, and they will still die and go to hell. If one does not
believe in their heart than they cannot be a real confession. God made this
true in verse 10 when He said “For with the heart man believeth unto
righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” This is
the issue for so many who claim that they are Christian but in reality are
nothing more than Religionist Christian. In case you might not know the word
means, “Religionist” means – an excessive religious zeal – meaning Christianity
is about Jesus Christ and Religion is about “expressing a zeal” which is what
everything except Christianity is. The difference between a Religionist
Christian and a Christian is one is saved and the other is lost seeking a zeal.
God defined a Religionist Christian this way in verse 2 “For I bear them record
that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.” Now
back to our point. Believing in the heart is impossible unless God quickens the
heart and gives you the faith to believe. Ephesians 2:8 “For by grace are
ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:” Proving
that salvation is the work of God and is not the choice nor action of the lost
sinner. Now let us get back to our text chapter. It is true that God said “For
whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Verse 13 but
the question must also be asked “who will call”? Will people defy God’s truth
and believe on their own? God also said of the lost sinner “As it is written, There
is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth,
there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the
way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good,
no, not one." Romans 3:10 -12 He was speaking of every lost
sinner and since He was then, no lost sinner will just simply wake up and seek
salvation in Jesus Christ. The truth is a sinner will only seek salvation if
they are drawn by God himself. And the drawing I am speaking of is a deity
drawing and no other way. “No man can come to me, except the Father
which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.” John
6:44 Now we see Paul quote Isaiah “But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was
found of them that sought me not…” Isaiah 65:1 "I am sought of them that
asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me,
behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name." Paul said “Esaias
is very bold” as every God called Minister should also be, speak the truth,
people may hate you for the truth’s sake, but God will love and reward you for
it. Esaias went on to say “…I was found of them that sought me not…” This is
what God is saying “I was not sought, and I am found by those not seeking me”
this is a total opposite to what the Religionist Christian teaches. God went on
in to prove my point Romans 10:14-15 "How then shall they call on him
in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of
whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
And how shall they preach, except they be sent…” See the truth is, one cannot
simply make a choice or simply pray a prayer, or even simply call, God must
send the messenger and call you out and then save your soul, even when you are
not looking. I hope you are a saved believer, if not I pray that God will seek
you out even though you are not seeking Him.
