Catching a Glimpse

Day 218: 1 Corinthians 2:6-16, 3:1-4

“But, as it is written, ‘What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him.’“ - 1 Corinthians 2:9 ESV

How can we, as Christians, be so excited about something we haven't actually seen or heard? You can understand why someone who isn't a believer in Jesus would consider us to have completely lost it. I mean, it does sound a little far-fetched.

This is when our interaction with the Holy Spirit is so important. He is a revealer and desires to bring us in on what God is doing now in the world and will do in eternity.

The day is coming when our new eyes and new ears will take in a new creation, and now is our time to soak in whatever glimpses the Gospel offers via the Holy Spirit.

Those in the world will never get it until they catch a glimpse of themselves (see Job 42:5).

Let's close with this on-point quote from Richard Oster in his commentary on 1 Corinthians: "The intent of the citation is to highlight the radical dichotomy between the world’s inability to grasp God’s revelation and the church’s privilege of receiving it."

May we walk freely in and drink deeply of this privilege today.