Revealed
I like surprises—especially good ones. I bet you do as well. Did you know God likes to give out good surprises? He enjoys offering wonderful things to those who are His and love Him. The Scriptures say exactly that.
1Corinthians 2:9 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.” 10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 11 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. 12 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.
God has things in store for you that you have yet to begin to imagine or cherish in your heart. His way of making them known to us is through the Holy Spirit. A naturally minded person does not discern them. The only way to know the wonderful things that God has in mind and in store for you is through the Holy Spirit.
No one should ever fear the Holy Spirit. He is a messenger for the wonderful things God has planned and makes available through Christ. It used to be popular for ministers to talk about the deep things of God. However, many of them used the phrase in reference to the Holy Spirit exposing sin in one’s life and revealing how badly a person missed the mark. The way this idea is used here in Scripture is with regard to amazingly positive things. The revealing referenced here is about the many good things God is and wishes to do.
I love how it says we have not received the spirit of this world, but the Spirit who is from God and tells us why we received Him. So we might know the things that are freely given to us by God. A walk in the Spirit brings you to the place of knowing what He has for you. It is the ministry of the Holy Spirit to reveal the good things God has in store.
When you think of God revealing things through the Spirit to you, what comes to your mind? Is it accusations? Is it your wrongdoings? Is it a punishment that is pending unless…? If that is the case, why do you think that is what first comes to your mind? Perhaps you should consider what Jesus did for you a little more so that you can shift the first things that come to mind when it comes to the Holy Spirit revealing the things God has prepared. Remember you are hidden in God with Christ, and He has blessed you with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. It’s time to know His love and to let that stir loving Him in return. There are wonderful things to be revealed by the Spirit to those who love Him.
