What No Eye Has Seen

But as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him. 1 Corinthians 2:9

What No Eye Has Seen

But as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him. 1 Corinthians 2:9

The verse is often thought to be about the wonders of heaven, but rather, it speaks to God’s hidden wisdom; the wisdom that God has revealed only to those who believe in Jesus. This verse means that God's divine truth cannot be sought or understood through seeing or hearing (objective or empirical proof), nor can it be sought or understood through human logic, emotions, or intellect (subjective or rational deductions).

Divine wisdom is the kind of wisdom that can only be found and understood by those who have put their faith in Jesus and been sealed with the Holy Spirit. Scripture says that the wisdom from God is often foolish and even offensive to the unbelieving world. For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. (1 Corinthians 1:18) Scripture says that without the Holy Spirit living in a person through faith in Christ, God's wisdom cannot be discerned. Therefore, His Word cannot be trusted, cherished, or obeyed. But a natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. (1 Cor 2:14).

Boast in the Lord

True wisdom, given by the Holy Spirit, is exclusively granted to those who believe in Jesus for salvation. Salvation and all its accompanying blessings (including wisdom) are entirely bestowed by grace. It’s all a gift. Neither salvation nor divine wisdom can be sought after or earned by our own human efforts, works, reasoning or intellect. These things can only be given to us from the Lord Himself. For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding (Prov 2:6). Every good thing comes from our Heavenly Father! (James 1:17)

For those who have received the gifts of repentance, faith, wisdom, and ultimately salvation in Jesus, it is entirely a gift from Above without any opportunity to congratulate ourselves. Salvation is not by works but by grace alone through faith in Jesus Christ. Jesus did all the work for us. He lived a perfect, sinless life in obedience to His Heavenly Father. He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to to the point of death: death on a cross (Phil 2:9). As our perfect substitute and the propitiation of our sins, Jesus suffered for us the wrath and judgment of God against our sins. Jesus loved us so much that He died for us. Charles Spurgeon once said, "“My entire theology can be condensed into 4 words: 'Jesus died for me.'” – C.H. Spurgeon. That ought to be the sum of every Christian's theology! What grace!

Jesus died, was buried, and three days later, He rose from the dead, triumphing over sin, Satan, and death. That's why right before He died, He said, "It is finished." (John 19:30). Jesus did all the work for us. What grace! And the supreme validation that Jesus is God is that He rose from the dead!...with over 500 first-hand witnesses of His resurrection. So as Christians, the only One we can ever really boast in, is in the Lord and His amazing grace. It's only because of Him that we are in Jesus Christ, who became to us wisdom itself.

And because of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:30-31

To Be a Soldier

Now, all who come to Jesus in repentant faith, by His grace, are gifted with eternal life. So, all who want to be saved, will be saved. That is a guarantee! My friend, if you want to be saved, you have God's promise that He will save you. Turn away from your sins and turn to Jesus, and He will save you from your sins. He will give you a new heart to follow Him, transform your life from darkness to light, and gift you with the greatest of all graces: eternal life.

Jesus turns away no one who comes to Him in childlike faith. The only thing that will keep you from trusting and loving Jesus and going to Heaven is your own self-righteousness and the love of your own sin, whether "little" or flagrant. So my friend, turn from your sins today, and turn afresh to Jesus in faith, who gives to all an abundant life in Him. Now, being a Christian is not easy! Being a Christian is the hardest thing I've ever had to do and be. It's not always easy repenting from my own pride and sins. At the same time, repentance is so sweet because when I turn away from my sins, it's right there that I fall into the arms of Jesus. And what better place to be!

To be a Christian is to be a soldier. It's a daily battle to be both a sinner and a saint. But I know I'm not alone in the battle. Jesus, (who won the war for me), is with me. The Holy Spirit gently convicts me, teaches me, and guides me into His truth every day. While turning from sin can be hard at times, Jesus tells me that His yoke is easy and His burden is light (Matthew 11:30). His Word does not demand me to do hard or unreasonable things. However, that doesn't mean He doesn't allow difficult trials to enter my life. Suffering and trials are there to prove and strengthen my faith and make me more like Jesus, little by little (Romans 8:28-29)...the main goal of the Christian life.

All that being said, to be a Christian is to live a life that is full of courage, joy, peace, passion, and real purpose, in the Lord. The storms of life come to both the unbeliever and believer alike, but only one house stands. It's not the house that's built on sand but the one that's built on rock: on Jesus Christ. He is The Object of my faith. Jesus is The Author and Finisher of my faith (Hebrews 12:2). To be saved and belong to Jesus is simply awesome. So, call on the Lord today, and you too will be saved.

All who call on the name of the LORD will be saved (Romans 10:13).

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All those the Father gives Me will come to Me, and whoever comes to Me I will never drive away (John 6:37).

“Everyone then who hears these words of Mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. ²⁵ And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.²⁶ And everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.²⁷ And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.” Matthew 7:24-27

For He says, “In the time of My favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6:2