Christ In The Head But Not In The Heart
When Herod knew about the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ, he gathered Bible scholars to inquire about Him:
Mat 2:4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
Mat 2:5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
Mat 2:6 And thou Bethlehem, [in] the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
Ah, these Bible scholars knew their Bibles like the back of their hands. Bible prophecy was their specialty. The Hebrew language was as easy as breathing for them, enabling them to read and study the original Old Testament Bible. When Herod inquired about the birth of Christ, they could glibly pinpoint the exact location of His birth.
But sadly, like many people today, they have Christ only in their heads but not in their hearts. They did not go and see Him for themselves. They were content with their intellectual knowledge about Him and had no interest in having an actual encounter with Him. Like dead and lifeless signposts, they pointed the location but are themselves not there.
Men from a remote place were the ones who did experience Christ when they sought Him, inquired about Him and found Him. Christ was not only in their heads, He was in their hearts.
It is one thing to know about Christ like these Bible scholars, it is entirely another to experientially know Him.
Many people this season, know about Christ, but do not know Him experientially themselves. He is in their heads but not in their hearts.
Are you one of them? Is He, as Lord and Savior, only an idea in your head and not a reality in your life? You know about Him as Savior but have you been saved by Him by repenting and relying solely on Him and what He did on the cross for you?
