Eye Hath Not Seen, Nor Ear Heard

1 Corinthians was is written by the Apostle Paul to the Corinthian church to identify the problems in the church, to offer solutions, and to teach believers how to live for Christ in a corrupt society. It was written about A.D. 55 near the end of Paul's three year ministry in Ephesus, during his third missionary journey.  Corinth was a major cosmopolitan city, a seaport and major trade center, the most important city in Achaia.  It was filled with idolatry, immorality, and largely made up of Gentiles. (Life Application Bible Vital Statistics)

Paul was straightforward with the church in Corinth.  They had fallen into disorder and divisiveness in his absence.  They were rallying around certain leaders which led to intellectual pride and division in the church.  They had uncorrected sexual sin and had become indifferent to immorality.  People were taking the Lord's Supper without confessing their sins.  Paul had to address the state of the church, answer questions, and solve problems with a Christian approach.  

Paul shared a simple message with the people in 1 Cor. 2, allowing the Holy Spirit to lead and guide him in what to say.  He did not use big words or "excellence of speech" but he was "determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified".  His confidence was not in his own speech, but in the "demonstration of the Spirit and of power", not man's wisdom. 

Paul had spiritual wisdom, the wisdom of God, the hidden wisdom of God.  God revealed Himself to mankind through Jesus Christ, His life, death, burial, and resurrection.  Had the rulers of that time known, they would not have crucified the very Lord from Glory.  Jesus was rejected, which was foretold in Isaiah 53 and Zechariah 12:10-11.  

The scripture says that it was written in Isaiah 64:4 (New Living Translation), "For since the world began, no ear has heard and no eye hath seen a God like you, who works for those who wait for Him!"  We haven't heard or seen what God has prepared for us, those that love Him.  We can't even imaging all that He has in store for us.  He has so much in store for us here on earth and throughout eternity.  

We have a blessed hope that "If God is for us, who can be against us?" Romans 8:31. God has an amazing future planned for us Jer. 29:11-13. It does not mean that it will be without trials and tribulations, because it will. James tells us to think it not strange, when trial come... But we haven't seen or heard what God has in store for us. We have to keep moving forward, endure hardship, and don't give up!!

There's a breakthrough just around the bend. This is not all there is to our hope. God will reveal things to you through His Spirit. If you have received the Spirit of God, then you can be guided by the Spirit of God and know God's perspective on a matter. We cannot understand spiritual truths without the Spirit of God. We need the Holy Spirit's guidance and wisdom.

It is time that we seek the Kingdom of God and all of His righteousness. We must hunger and thirst after righteousness. As we diligently seek God, He will reveal more of Himself to us. Our eyes will see things and our ears hear things from God as we draw closer to Him. He will reveal Himself to and work for those that wait for Him.

I know man has a great imagination but it pales in comparison to what God has in store for those that love Him. Amen!

Be blessed.