1 Corinthians 2:9 -- ENOUGH!

 

1 Corinthians 2:9

 

NKJV

But as it is written:

“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”

 

NLT

That is what the Scriptures mean when they say,

“No eye has seen, no ear has heard,

and no mind has imagined

what God has prepared

for those who love him.”

 

 

Paul is paraphrasing Isaiah 64:4, which says “For since the beginning of the world Men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, Nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him.”

 

When I read this, I am drawn to this idea that even at our best, we really don’t understand what God has in store for believers.  This love that God has for us is so unfathomable to our human mind that we can’t really grasp the concept of it.  Think about what we do know; that God would love us so much, that He didn’t want separation between us; that He would send His only Son as a sacrifice for our sin.  Can you really get that idea in your mind?  That Someone could love you so much they would sacrifice His only Son to a horrible death….because He loves you?  That’s the hard part for us though, we are our own worst critic.  How could anyone love me enough to sacrifice to that level?  Don’t they know what I’ve done?

 

To me, this verse speak to the value God has for you and me.  The noun of value speaks to the relative worth or importance; the verb says to consider with respect to worth or excellence.  God considered our worth when He made a way for us to come back to Him and our value was worth everything to God.  Romans 5:8 says, “But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” Shouldn’t that be enough for us to recognize our own value?

 

Quit focusing on what the world is trying to sell you.  YOU ARE ENOUGH!

 

 

Enough,

cej