1 Corinthians 2:9 - More Than You Can Imagine.
1 Corinthians 2:9 (NKJV) But as it is
written: "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have
entered into the heart of man The things which God
has prepared for those who love Him."
INTRODUCTION
The quotation is from Isa. 64:4. [SDA Bible
Commentary]
We cannot imagine all that God has in store
for us, both in this life and for eternity. He
will create a new heaven and a new earth (Isaiah
65:17; Rev. 21:1), and we will live with him
forever. Until then, his Holy Spirit comforts and
guides us. Knowing the wonderful and eternal future
that awaits us gives us hope and courage to press
on in this life, to endure hardship, and to
avoid giving in to temptation. This world is not
all there is. The best is yet to come. [Life
Application SB]
COMMENTARY PEARL
You have everything you need to be
everything God desires. Divine resources have been
deposited in you.
Need more patience? It's yours. Need more
joy? Ask for it. Running low on wisdom? God has
plenty. Put in your order.
Your father is rich! "Yours, O Lord, is
the greatness, the power, the glory, the
victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens
and on earth is yours, O Lord " (1 Chronicles
29:11 NLT).
You will never exhaust his resources. At
no time does he wave away your prayer with
"Come back tomorrow. I'm tired, weary, depleted."
God is affluent! Wealthy in love,
abundant in hope, overflowing in wisdom.
Your imagination is too timid to
understand God's dream for you. He stands with you on
the eastern side of the Jordan River, he
gestures at the expanse of Canaan, and he tells you
what he told Joshua: be strong and of good
courage, for this is your inheritance (Joshua 1:6).
[You Can Count On God by Max Lucado]
COMMENTARY
God intends that even in this life the
truths of His word shall be ever unfolding to His
people. There is only one way in which this
knowledge can be obtained. We can attain to an
understanding of God's word only through the illumination
of that Spirit by which the word was given. {SC
109}
Educating the Imagination. You need to
dwell upon the assurances of God's Word, to hold
them before the mind's eye. Point by point, day
by day, repeat the lessons there given, over
and over, until you learn the bearing and import
of them. We see a little today, and by
meditation and prayer, more tomorrow. And thus little
by little we take in the gracious promises
until we can almost comprehend their full
significance.
Oh, how much we lose by not educating the
imagination to dwell upon divine things, rather than
upon the earthly! We may give fullest scope to
the imagination, and yet, "eye hath not seen,
nor ear heard, neither have entered into the
heart of man, the things which God hath prepared
for them that love him." Fresh wonders will be
revealed to the mind the more closely we apply it to
divine things. We lose much by not talking more of
Jesus and of heaven, the saints' inheritance. The
more we contemplate heavenly things, the more new
delights we shall see, and the more will our hearts
be brimful of thanks to our beneficent Creator
(Letter 4, 1885). {6BC 1085.3}
LINK FOR FURTHER STUDY
1 Corinthians 2:9, 10 - Things We Cant
Imagine The Spirit Can Reveal To Us.
http://www.abible.com/devotions/2022/20220319-1028.html
YOUR COMMENTS
If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in
hearing from you. Thanks in advance and let's keep
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred
Gibbs
LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT
Most Important Decision in Life:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/WGnEuGwvXqU?rel=0
A Man without Equal by Bill Bright:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiVa7UoruIo
Steps to Peace by Billy Graham:
https://stepstopeace.org/
Seeking God Made Real:
http://vimeo.com/31489782
Prayer Made Real:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc8VdMV26VE
LINKS FOR BIBLE STUDIES
Lifting Up Jesus Bible Studies:
http://www.liftingupjesus.net/
Amazing Facts Bible Studies:
http://www.amazingfacts.org/bible-study/bible-study-guides.aspx
Voice of Prophecy Discover Bible Study
Guides:
https://www.voiceofprophecy.com/study/discover
Glow Tract Video Bible Studies:
http://www.bibleresearch.info/
LINKS FOR BIBLE PROPHECY SEMINARS
Unlocking Bible Prophecies by Cami Oetman of
Adventist World Radio: https://www.awr.org/bible
Panorama of Prophecy with Pastor Doug
Batchelor: https://www.panoramaofprophecy.com/
Hope Awakens by John Bradshaw of IIW:
https://itiswritten.tv/programs/hope-awakens
Prophecies Decoded by Pastor Ron Clouzet:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1A435C5373550657
