The Holy Spirit is not only desiring to work through you and to give you gifts of power but He is wanting to work for you.
“However, as it is written: ‘What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived’ – the things God has prepared for those who love him – “these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.”
1 Corinthians 2:9 -10
What can you see? It’s limited.
What voices can you hear? They are limited.
What knowledge can you attain? It is limited.
God has prepared things for you. But they are beyond your sight, hearing and mind. They are incredible and unimaginable.
But they are not beyond you. They are not unreachable. They are not hidden from you forever.
But it won’t be any leader who leads you into those things. It won’t be Apollos, Cephas, Paul and don’t get me wrong and I only say this because there was a ‘Jesus group’ in the divided groups (probably a super-spiritual group) … but it won’t be Jesus either who leads you into those things God has prepared for you.
I’ve just counted 33 times that Paul mentions the Spirit in this first letter. It is the Holy Spirit who leads you into all that God has for you. Often we would think of jumping to the gifts of the Spirit mentioned later in the letter (and where the divisions in the Church were appearing). But go no further than here this morning. The Spirit brings the revelation of Christ, the plans and purpose of God for your life to the forefront.
So what?
- With our obvious limitations we have nothing to boast about so walk in humility.
- God’s plans are greater than you can imagine so trust Him.
- Believe for spiritual revelation for your life through knowing the Holy Spirit more.
- So let’s look beyond the obvious for there is more! The Spirit says so!
Missions Paul 