Today's Devotion: 9 However, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him”a— 10 but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God (a Isaiah 64:4; The Holy Bible : New International Version. electronic ed. Grand Rapids : Zondervan, 1996, c1984, S. 1 Co 2:8-10) Knowledge of God comes not from rational study or exhaustive research. It comes from God, himself.

Today's Comments: In today's reading, Paul talks about spiritual wisdom. Research and seminary study does not give us spiritual knowledge. God does. While he reveals himself to us in scripture, it is understanding of that revelation that comes through the spirit. That is why concepts like literary criticism tell us nothing about God. We must be willing to accept everything that he says to us, including His self-revelation in the Bible, as truth and then pray for the understanding so that His spirit may bring us enlightenment and real wisdom. Only then can we have even a hint about the deep things of God.