Read: 1 Corinthians 2

The natural man does not
receive the things of
the Spirit of God.
-1 Corinthians 2:14

The great 19th-century preacher Charles Haddon
Spurgeon told the story about a woman who said to Joseph
Turner while he was painting, “Why do you put such
extravagant colors into your pictures? I never see
anything like them in nature.”

“Don’t you wish you did, Madam?” he said. It was a
sufficient answer. He saw them, even if she did not.

In a similar way, believers in Christ can see many
spiritual truths that unbelievers simply cannot
recognize. When we are born again, the indwelling Holy
Spirit gives us understanding of the “deep things of
God” (1 Cor. 2:10). With the help of the Spirit, we can
apprehend the truths of the word of God and appreciate
their beauty and significance. We can see wonderful
things in Scripture that are completely unnoticed by
those who are spiritually blind.

As you faithfully read and study the Bible, as you
listen to trustworthy Bible teachers, and above all as
you rely on the Holy Spirit, be thankful that you can
understand God’s message. Like the psalmist, we should
pray, “Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from
Your law” (Ps. 119:18). Scriptural insight is available
only to those with spiritual eyesight.
-Richard W. De Haan

Silently now I wait for Thee,
Ready, my God, Thy will to see;
Open my eyes -illumine me,
Spirit divine! -Scott

THE SPIRIT OF GOD ENABLES THE PEOPLE OF GOD
TO UNDERSTAND THE WORD OF GOD.

OUR DAILY BREAD, Copyright 1999 by Radio Bible Class,
Grand Rapids,Michigan. Used by permission.