Painting a Picture For Us

“these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit.

The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them?

In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

 What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us.

This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.

I Corinthians 2:10-13

The artist paints a picture.

It is very abstract.

It is more like a Picasso than a DaVinci.

We stare at it trying to understand what the artist was conveying.

But full understanding is with the artist that painted it because it was his imagination that put pant to canvas and he alone is best able to interpret what he saw.

Only as he reveals do we begin to understand.

Only as he reveals do we begin to gain insight into the artist’s full meaning.

So it is with us and the Spirit of God.

Only as He reveals to our spirit do we gain understanding into the things of God, or for that matter, into our purpose in life.

The abstract becomes clear because He has put His Spirit in us and brings our spirit understanding, revelation, light and life.

Paul spoke of this in I Corinthians 2:10-13.

God we thank you for revelation!