1 Corinthians 2:9-12
"But as it is written: 'Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.' But God has revealed them to us through his Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God."
If you've been reading this blog for any period of time or are somewhat familiar with your Bible, it should be clear by now that God speaks to us through the Spirit. Without the Spirit, we'd have no real communication or fellowship with God.
Likewise, we'd know little of God's love for us without the Spirit. Paul tells the church at Corinth we can't even dream up the things God has prepared for his church. But the Spirit can, and with him, it isn't a matter of dreaming, but knowing.
You see, the Spirit searches the heart of God the Father, seeking out and discovering the deep things of God, things we could never know on our own. These things are then revealed to us according to God's determination as to what we need to know.
Of course, we can't understand, nor need to understand all the deep things of God, so surely we only learn a little. But that little is enough to burn the love of God into our hearts, so that by the Spirit's touch, we are drawn into an eternity with Christ.
As believers, we can know the deepest love of God for us, discovering truth as we experience the touch of the Spirit.
LORD JESUS
Lord, I thank you for revealing the love of the Father through the Spirit. May I open my heart to knowing this love as you speak to my spirit through yours each day. Amen.
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