Never have I grasped this concept as much as I do now.
9 "However, as it is written:
"No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared for those who love Him." [Isaiah 64:4]
10 But God revealed it to us by His Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. 11 For who among man knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. 13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. 14 The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man's judgment:
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no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared for those who love Him." [Isaiah 64:4]
10 But God revealed it to us by His Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. 11 For who among man knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. 13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. 14 The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man's judgment:
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16 "For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him?" [Isaiah 40:13] But we have the mind of Christ."
It's so rich! I love getting to know the Holy Spirit :) God, you are ever-increasing my understanding of you. But increasing equals deepening and maturing--and that means my eyes are opened to a whole new "room" that I've never seen before...which means more questions continue to rise!
I guess that's how a devoted life to Christ looks like though, doesn't it? Just as you get to know someone--a stranger becomes an aquaintance, then friend by association, (then comes the facebook friend request... haha) close friend, and then after investing time into the relationship: BEST friend. You start out with all the basic questions and knowledge and as you continue in the friendship, you never know exactly who they are, but you grow to understand them better--their character, their likes/dislikes, desires, pet peeves, dreams, and some of the "why" behind the "who." I'm thankful for your revelations to me--I can only press on if you're my strength! This is me saying, I want to be obedient. I want to be led by the Spirit in an all-out, crazy passionate, and extraordinary life that brings you fame!
I guess that's how a devoted life to Christ looks like though, doesn't it? Just as you get to know someone--a stranger becomes an aquaintance, then friend by association, (then comes the facebook friend request... haha) close friend, and then after investing time into the relationship: BEST friend. You start out with all the basic questions and knowledge and as you continue in the friendship, you never know exactly who they are, but you grow to understand them better--their character, their likes/dislikes, desires, pet peeves, dreams, and some of the "why" behind the "who." I'm thankful for your revelations to me--I can only press on if you're my strength! This is me saying, I want to be obedient. I want to be led by the Spirit in an all-out, crazy passionate, and extraordinary life that brings you fame!
of men.
I know it's a bold statement, but I'm willing to take that risk.
