“None of the rulers of this age understood
it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 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’ -- but God has
revealed it to us by his Spirit. The
Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men 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. 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.” (1 Corinthians 2:8-12)
Who could possibly have thought up the Gospel
story? It is incomprehensible that God
Himself, the Creator and Ruler of the universe would become a man, walk on the
earth, teach, heal, and do all the things that Jesus did. No man could have come up with the story of
Jesus’ life and all that it meant.
That’s why the world turned against Him, because it just couldn’t
understand Him. They killed Him because
they did not know who He was and could not even fathom His real identity.
And what Jesus did here on earth is just the
beginning of what God has prepared for those who come to Him! The life-changing power of the Holy
Spirit. The very presence of God Himself,
indwelling us by His Spirit. The
opportunity to reign with God. The glory
and majesty of heaven’s eternity. An
eternity around the throne of God. The
angelic majesties that worship and serve Him there -- and here. All of these, and much more, cannot be
understood by men in all that they mean.
And all of these things, and more, God has prepared for us because we
love Him.
Man didn’t make it all up, man couldn’t. God’s Spirit has revealed these things to
us. His Spirit revealed the Gospel through
Jesus. His Spirit provided the
Word. His Spirit works in each of those
who comes to Him to accomplish God’s work in us and through us. The message doesn't come from man, it comes
directly from God.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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