Keeping in Step

I have often wondered at the Sanhedrin's reception of Jesus.  Why, knowing the Law and the Prophet's words, did they hate Jesus so much as to harbor murder in their hearts?  They, as people, are no different than people of today.  They represented, as does the church, the holders of God's Word and actions of Love as He reaches to redeem and connect to mankind.  I have come to a few conclusions that I consider a warning to myself.
They were locked in to a past revelation of God, but had not let that inspire them as individuals to press forward to seek to know God.  They studied His Words and knew what the prophets said, but the connection to God's heart was not a part of their collective intention.  A group of people can study the Bible and all the books written explaining it, and still not have as their goal to know God's heart and what He is presently doing.  There seems to be a desire to know what God has done and a fascination with knowing the future, but a reluctance to be a part of the I AM's present action.  Jesus did not measure up to the Sanhedrin's idea of the Messiah.  They were so busy measuring His visible history and ministry that they could not hear the Voice of God in Him.  Their opinion of the prophetic word concerning the Messiah had prevented their perceiving the reality of God's action.
The warning that I have taken to heart is to keep in step with Him as He unfolds His continuing manifestation to draw us closer to Him and to His purpose.  No one has all the answers or knows completely.  None has known His heart or understands His holiness and Being.  We all have had only glimpses.  Only One knew and understood and followed exactly.  John 6:46 (NASB) Not that anyone has seen the Father, except the One who is from God; He has seen the Father.   John 5:37-40 (NLT) ³⁷ And the Father who sent me has testified about me himself. You have never heard his voice or seen him face to face, ³⁸ and you do not have his message in your hearts, because you do not believe me—the one he sent to you.  ³⁹ “You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me! ⁴⁰ Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life.
Today God does not move through just one man or one denomination.  Jesus is the Head of the Body of Christ.  The body is one unit with one Head.  Ephesians 4:4-6 (NASB) ⁴ There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; ⁵ one Lord, one faith, one baptism, ⁶ one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.
I Corinthians 12:12-13 (NLT)  ¹² The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. ¹³ Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit.
Because this is the present work of God and there are many scriptures concerning this, the ministry of the Body of Christ is a consuming study.  I would like to touch on some parts of this as it concerns each of us, so will go in more detail in future blogs.  I would be very interested in your comments.  I have not been able to get them introduced into the page of the blog, but I do get them and appreciate them.  I will copy your comments on this subject into future blogs if you give permission.  Thank you in advance and may the Lord bless you.