Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Deep.
The word needs no dictionary definition. “Deep” … extending down or across in width.
“But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets.” (1 Corinthians 2:10, NLT)
Each of our minds are so limited both in knowledge and understanding, afterall, we’re human.
God in His manifold wisdom brings to us understanding of His Word and His ways through the work of the Holy Spirit. This is one of the most amazing experiences when reading Scripture.
Every time His Word comes alive in our hearts and minds, it is through the working of the Holy Spirit inside of us. He alone knows what we need to be encouraged and strengthened. He alone knows the answers, the comfort, and the peace required for the day and makes provision for us each time we open our Bibles and read.
And from time to time, He shares His secrets with us. He unfolds the truths hidden in His words to our feeble and finite minds, for us to come to understand God’s work of salvation and redemption.
These are not understood, nor can they be explained, by the world’s wisdom or philosophies. He alone reveals them to His people so we would come to know and love Him more deeply.
We will never exhaust the depths of God’s Word. We will always discover something not seen or fully understood before.
And in those moments, our faith will also grow more deeply.
“God hath his mysteries of grace,
Ways that cannot tell,
He hides them deep, like the secret sleep,
Of him he loved so well.”(Cecil Frances Alexander)
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Today I am joining … Five Minute Friday and Faith On Fire and Fresh Market Friday and Faith ”˜N Friends .
I applaud you, Joanne, for 5 min. Fridays. (My 5 minutes would morph into an hour or two, easily. Slow writer here.) And deep–just the word causes me to ponder and consider deep things. Funny how that happens. I’m thankful we serve a God of the deep. Happy Friday, friend. #faithonfire
I have often been amazed at how a single word can prompt deep thoughts each week. And I am grateful you stopped here as I discovered your giveaway and was pleased to share it on social media for my mom friends yet raising children. Our kids and granddaughters loved that Bible. Blessings!
It was such a great word, wasn’t it? Deep calls to Deep. I have been very faithful and rigid to the call of FMF. I no longer look at the word the night before. I wait and honestly write for five minutes on the first thing Spirit drops in my head/heart!!! LOL
Susan, I almost always only look at the word in the morning and then write. There may have been a few times, I did in the evening but hardly ever as I am usually too tired. I am always amazed by the way in which the word prompt leads to deeper thoughts and takes us all in varied directions. It’s a beautiful linkup each week.
Beautiful thoughts on a topic that can be so . . . well . . . deep! Deep love, deep wisdom, deep grace, and deep, deep gratitude.
Love the pun because it is so true! Grateful for our deep God. Blessings!
What a beautiful and mysterious concept – “God’s deep secrets”! Wonderful post!
“We will never exhaust the depths of God’s Word. We will always discover something not seen or fully understood before.”
So true! And so profound…and deep.
So much THIS: “We will never exhaust the depths of God’s Word. We will always discover something not seen or fully understood before.”
I love how many times God will show me the same verse I’m several different ways. For example, I will read it in my quiet time and then my Pastor will reference it in a sermon. I am so thankful that we will never exhaust the depths of God’s word.