Have you ever been given a gift that was simply overwhelming? I must admit that today’s promise is one of my favorites and it overwhelms me every time I think about it. “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him” (I Cor. 2:9 NIV).
Paul tells his readers that his message contained wisdom for the mature. It was wisdom that the rulers of the age had rejected (2:6). God’s wisdom is the mystery of salvation made possible through a crucified Messiah. The irony is that when the rulers of the age rejected God’s wisdom by crucifying Christ, they unwittingly carried out God’ plan—“predestined before the ages to our glory” (8-9). Why were the rulers blind to this wisdom? It was only available from God and revealed by the Spirit (10).
Paul fortifies his teaching by quoting an amalgamation of Old Testament texts, loosely based on Isaiah 64:4 and 65:16. First he concludes that man, unaided by the Spirit, cannot conceive the bounteous blessing God has prepared for them. Second, they are ignorant of the redemption available in Christ which releases these blessing in the lives of those who love God. But believers know them because they are revealed by the Spirit (10-12).
Have you asked God to show you His blessings? Have you spent time in prayer and Bible study so you can know those blessings?
Prayer: Father, I confess that I spend too little time with You and thus I know too little of what you have made available to me in Christ. Amen