Think of someone grating a coconut , throwing the edible part away and trying to eat the shell with all difficulty and getting nothing out of it ! You will say to me: ” Brother, no one will do that foolishness”.
But I’ve found satan trying to fool even  children of God by making them throw away the ‘edible part’ of the promises of God and making them ‘eat the shell’!

Look how  some so called ‘scholars’ were fooled by satan in Jesus’ time. There were some among the Jews who were thoroughly studying the scriptures to learn about the coming of the promised Christ while He was on earth, very near to them, but could not acknowledge Him while many of the ordinary  people were enjoying the Messiah ! See Jesus telling them about their pitiable condition.
“You study the scriptures thoroughly because you think in them you possess eternal life, and it is these same scriptures that testify about me, but you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life.”(John.5.39,40)
Don’t allow satan to make you a ‘ shell-eating scholar’.

While the wise men from the east came to king Herod and enquired where the king of the jews, the Christ was born,he called forth the jewish scholars and chief priests and asked them what is written in their scriptures concerning that. Without any delay their scholastic answer came:”in Bethlehem”. And they were very smart in quoting the scriptures to back their answer(Mathew.2.1-6). But we learn that baby Jesus was of two years of age at that time and none of these scholars and priests who were studying about the coming of Christ could see Him. Ordinary people like the shepherds and the wise men from the east beheld the Saviour. Yes, the true wise men, the true scholars, reach Jesus !

The most funny part of the story is that when baby Jesus was of fourty days of age, His parents had brought Him in to the temple of Jerusalem for the dedication of the child,and it was these priests who performed the sacrifices for the child and the mother according to the commandment of the law of Moses without knowing that the baby was the Christ whom they were expecting! But see,an old man named Simon and a very old prophetess named Anna who not only had the knowledge concerning the coming of the messiah, but also the Spirit of revelation could behold Him and embrace him (Luke 2.22-39). Those who were known as the scholars and researchers could not enjoy the blessing. The Word of God says:

“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools” (Romans 1.22)
Jesus came down not just as the Saviour, but He is a healer and deliverer too.
In Luke 10 we read the narration of Jesus sending out seventy ordinary men to preach the Kingdom of God and  to heal the sick. They went out without questioning or doubting or researching on their Master’s Words and did a marvelous ministry. They came back reporting:” Lord even the demons flee in your name”. See how joyous Jesus was on hearing this. He started praising the Father with joy.
“In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.”( Luke 10.21)
See, the so called wise could not enjoy the real blessings of the Word of God!
Now a days also there are many people who are studying and commenting the scriptures and not enjoying the simple blessings in it. Eating the shell!

It is good to have an understanding about the chemical composition of sugar. But don’t forget that sugar is something to be tasted. So let us taste and enjoy our Lord and His promises for us.

Concerning the marvelous experience of being filled with the Holy Spirit, some say, ‘It is not for us now, it ihas stopped, it was only for the early church’. But thank God, many millions who have simple faith believe and enjoy it even today. For them it has not stopped! They are eating the real good part of the promise of the Holy Spirit. Really, they are the true scholars.
Dear ones,all the promises of God are good and they are ‘yes’ and ‘amen’ for us.
“For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea. For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.” (2 Corinthians 1.19,20)
Jesus is for you. Salvation is for you. Heaven is for you. All the spiritual  blessings are for you. Healing, deliverance, prosperity, multiplication, all are for you in Jesus!

“…For all things are yours; Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; And ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.”(1 Corinthians 3.21-23)

– Thomaskutty Bro