“No
eye has seen, no ear has heard,
and no mind has imagined
what God has prepared
for those who love him.”
and no mind has imagined
what God has prepared
for those who love him.”
But it was to us that God
revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and
shows us God’s deep secrets. No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own
spirit, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit.
And we have received God’s Spirit (not
the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given
us.
When we tell you these things, we do
not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us
by the Spirit, using the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths.
1 Corinthians 2:9-13 (New Living Translation)
In our
previous reflection we identified ourselves as children of the Living God. In this
context, the apostle Paul provides a deep insight into the vast blessings
showered by our Almighty God on us, His children. We feel that we are aware of our
entire surroundings, but what if we aren't? We
are still unaware of the glory of our God. It seems unreal but it can only be revealed by the Spirit of God. We have been ignorant of this infinite Spiritual
beauty; it being fairly new amongst us hence has never been seen, heard or even
imagined.
We all believe that we have a spirit inside us 
that controls our dwelling on
Earth. Our spirit is our 'Buddy for Life' helping us in each and every deed we
do, be it good or bad. It accompanies us until we take our last breath. Our spirit knows us from deep within and is familiar with all our actions and
deeds. Similarly, God's Spirit is fully aware of His counsel, eternal
salvation, redemption and infinite knowledge that cannot be judged by our finite human
brain. We are but men and all these things can only be revealed to us by the
Spirit of God.
Just as the spirit of man lives in his body, similarly God's Spirit, the third identity in the Trinity, lives in Him. It is known that man is always aware of his actions, intentions, purposes,
intellect, plans, etc. No other person is
conscious of all these except the same man himself. Likewise, the spirit of God
is aware of His actions, intentions, plans, etc which no other spirit or angel
is aware of. The eternal truth behind salvation, redemption, sanctification can
never be fulfilled without His Spirit.
We, as believers have been blessed with the Spirit of God. No earthly wisdom or
knowledge can ever be put into comparison to God's wisdom even to the
slightest extent. To understand the same, we need guidance from God's Spirit i.e.
the Holy Spirit. There are His countless Amazing Qualities which we get to know
of only via the Holy Spirit.
that controls our dwelling on
Earth. Our spirit is our 'Buddy for Life' helping us in each and every deed we
do, be it good or bad. It accompanies us until we take our last breath. Our spirit knows us from deep within and is familiar with all our actions and
deeds. Similarly, God's Spirit is fully aware of His counsel, eternal
salvation, redemption and infinite knowledge that cannot be judged by our finite human
brain. We are but men and all these things can only be revealed to us by the
Spirit of God.Just as the spirit of man lives in his body, similarly God's Spirit, the third identity in the Trinity, lives in Him. It is known that man is always aware of his actions, intentions, purposes,
intellect, plans, etc. No other person is
conscious of all these except the same man himself. Likewise, the spirit of God
is aware of His actions, intentions, plans, etc which no other spirit or angel
is aware of. The eternal truth behind salvation, redemption, sanctification can
never be fulfilled without His Spirit.
We, as believers have been blessed with the Spirit of God. No earthly wisdom or
knowledge can ever be put into comparison to God's wisdom even to the
slightest extent. To understand the same, we need guidance from God's Spirit i.e.
the Holy Spirit. There are His countless Amazing Qualities which we get to know
of only via the Holy Spirit.
It is these eternally righteous qualities that cannot be interpreted by any
earthly wisdom but the Holy Spirit. 
These spiritual truths can never be
explained in earthly words but rather, spiritual words.
These spiritual truths can never be
explained in earthly words but rather, spiritual words.Message for the week:
If we are willing to be guided in the righteous path and utter such spiritual
words, we need to call upon His Spirit to guide us and
it will be done as 'Prayers of faith are never left unanswered'.
Recite this short prayer with me,
"Lord, I want to experience your glory as promised by you in my salvation. I believe that the Holy Spirit will lead me in knowing you. I hereby call upon your Spirit to enlighten me and guide me on my way to Sanctification.”
Amen
God bless you
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