| “Eye hath seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love Him. But God hath revealed them unto us by His Spirit” (1 Corinthians 2:9-10). |
| The ninth verse above is often referred to, as if God has prepared wonderful things for our enjoyment in heaven, but that we must wait until we get there in order to have them. This is partly true, for when we are up there, we will no longer have a sinful nature that keeps wanting to make us sin. Also, Satan will not be there to tempt us, nor will we have the bad influence of the world around us. We will enjoy the things of Christ more fully up there than we have ever enjoyed them down here. |
| However, our verses today show us that we do not have to wait until the Lord comes and takes us home, in order to enjoy those heavenly things. Rather, God has sent His Spirit down to indwell each true believer, and one of the things the Spirit of God does is to show us those wonderful things, so that we can enjoy them now. They cannot be seen with our eyes, nor heard with our ears, for they are not like natural things. They are things that only the Spirit of God can show us, but they bring real enjoyment to our hearts. |
| We see an illustration of this in the Old Testament, when Joseph sent his brothers back from Egypt, and told them to bring their father down to Egypt. In Genesis 45:23, we read, “To his father he (Joseph) sent after this manner; ten asses (donkeys) laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.” |
| There were ten donkeys loaded up with food for their father on the long trip down to Egypt, and this would have been plenty for him. But Joseph also sent ten donkeys loaded with “the good things of Egypt.” Why did he send those? They were not needed for the trip, but were intended to give his father Jacob a sample of what he would enjoy in Egypt. |
| The Lord does the same for us. He gives us all we need for the journey home to heaven, but He also gives us a sample of what we will enjoy up there in heaven. The Spirit of God is able to help us to enjoy them now. Isn’t that wonderful! I hope you are enjoying the blessings of being a Christian! |
