We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us (1 Corinthians 2:12).

We have someone on the inside.

Jesus promised us as much. In John 16:12, he said to his disciples, “I have much more to say to you than you can now bear.  But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth.”

God knows that his thoughts are beyond us.  Even so, he wants his thoughts to be within us.  He wants us to “get” as much as we possibly can, and a little bit more.  So he sent his Holy Spirit to live within us.  The Spirit works in two ways.  He breaks God’s truth down into smaller bits–glimpses, verses, illustrations–that we can digest.  That’s why you can read a verse for the umpteenth time and suddenly see something you’ve never seen before, or watch a bird feed its babies and catch a vision of God’s provision.

Thank you Holy Spirit.

He also expands us.  He kinda stretches our perception so that we can comprehend–if only for a moment–more of God’s nature.  I remember such a moment, eversolong ago.  I was going through the routines of my day, and in the back of my mind I was thinking about Christ’s return.  Suddenly, my perception shifted, and I understood, believed, knew Jesus was returning with a certainty and power that I had never before experienced.  It wasn’t a vision, just one of those “A Ha!” moments, when, just for a heartbeat, I understood.  

Thank you Holy Spirit.

It’s Thursday, Beloved.  A pretty ordinary day.  And yet, right now, the God of the Universe is at work within you, guiding you into a truth that the world will never grasp, the truth of the very nature of who God is and how very much he loves you.

So…maybe not so ordinary after all.

Happy Thursday, Beloved.