The
apostle Paul wrote to the church in Corinth, “eye
has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of
man, the things which God has prepared for them that love”
“the Lord of glory”.
In chapter two and verse ten of First
Corinthians, Paul the apostle continued his letter by sharing how
“God
has revealed” these
“things” to
him and his companions “by
his Spirit”
where we read:
for
the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.
The
verse begins, “But
God has revealed them
unto us by his Spirit:” Paul
began with the word, “But”
which is a disassociation conjunction that means what is about to be
written takes precedence over what was just stated “God”
which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised
of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”
“has revealed”
or “uncovered, unveiled, disclosed, made bare and manifested”
“them unto us”
which means “the things not seen, heard and entered into the heart
to Paul, his companions and the Corinthians” “by
his Spirit”
which refers to “the third person of the triune God, the Holy
Spirit who is coequal and coeternal with the Father and the Son”.
Though people could not see, hear and have entered in their hearts
the “things which God has prepared”,
Paul and his companions could.
The verse goes on to
say, “for
the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.”.
Paul
continued with the words, “for”
which means
“even as, indeed, no doubt, seeing then, verily and therefore”
“the Spirit”
which refers to “the third person of the triune God, the Holy
Spirit who is coequal and coeternal with the Father and the Son”
“searches”
or “examines and investigates” “all
things”
which means “each, every, any, the whole and everyone of the
things”, “yes”
or “also, even and indeed”, “the
deep things” or
“the extreme profundity” “of God”
which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised
of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit. The “Spirit”
of God knows the full “depth” of all things pertaining to God
Himself.
When
we think through these words from Paul, we see the great advantage to
having the “Spirit of God” in our lives. Paul and his
companions were shown the “deep things” of God because
they had the “Spirit of God” with them. Jesus Christ and
the benefits of having a relationship with Him was “unveiled” to
Paul the apostle not only on the road to Damascus (See Acts 9), but
throughout Paul's life of service to Jesus. We may also rely upon the
“Spirit of God” to help us know “the deep things of
God”, and when He reveals them to us, let us employ these “deep
things” to help others have a personal relationship with Him as
well.
Next
time Paul asks “what man
knows the things of a man”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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