The Recognition of More

The Recognition of More I Corinthians 2:9-10

(9) But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. (10) But God hat revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

Exploring the opportunity, purpose, and pursuit of More of the things of God for this time has given us great promise and hope in our walk with God. God has not changed, he is still the mighty God, the sovereign God, and the King of Kings. Through his great love for his people, and his desire for us to achieve perfection in his image, he is doing everything he said he would do. Prayerfully, we continue to seek More of his Spirit, and as we do, he provides.

Yet, we struggle in knowing when we are hearing from God; is this God bringing ‘more’ into my life, or is this a trick of the enemy to get me off the path God has established for me? This very legitimate question has perplexed all believers many times. How can we be sure, how can we know, how can we recognize the ‘more’?

The first part of this answer is very clear. The Holy Ghost leads and guides into all truth. The scripture in John 16:13 tells us, “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.” The infilling of the Holy Ghost is the initial vital connection between us and God, providing the Spiritual pathway for communication to us from the one who knows our need before we even ask and to God from us, allowing us to pour out our hearts before him, prayerfully acknowledging our hunger and desire for more of him.

Without the Spirit of Christ in us, we cannot see the opportunity or purpose, and we will not strive to or pursue things which have no recognizable opportunity or purpose for our lives. The Holy Ghost is necessary! Without the Spirit of Christ in us, we will not be able to move beyond our flesh and its desires.

Next, we must be able to recognize what God is saying and doing in this world and in our lives. The gift of the Holy Ghost lays the foundation for additional Gifts of the Spirit to become a part of our life with God. In I Corinthians 12, the gifts of the Spirit are revealed in much detail. This is a great chapter to read regularly.

For this study, verse 10 contains a key gift in our recognition of what God is and isn’t doing in this world and our lives, “To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues...” The bold emphasis on discerning of spirits is the mine, as discernment is a gift of God which he made available to his people to know how to interpret the moving of God, and what is not God.

We do, however, often struggle in knowing what is God, and what is not God, particularly in difficult times of our life. We all have made decisions based on what we thought which didn’t line up with the plan of God. In the very beginning chapters of the Book of Genesis, Adam and Eve partook of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Once eaten, Adam and Eve were able to tell the difference between good and evil. This was not God’s plan, yet because it happened, it affected us all throughout every generation. Thus, the establishment of discernment was made, all of us from this point forward have the ability to know the difference between good and evil. Discernment is nothing else besides being able to recognize the difference between two or more things.

The necessity for us now is to fully seek the gift of discernment in our walk with God. He has shown us he has ‘more’ for us, we have to be able to properly recognize what is God, and what is not. The enemy will constantly try to cloud our minds with untruth...we cannot allow him to direct our path, it must be God.

There are so many scriptures to support how God leads us to, and reveals to us the deeper things of God and his Kingdom. Let’s just look at II Corinthians 4: 6-10 for some encouragement: (6) “For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. (7) But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. (8) We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; (9) persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; (10) Always bearing

about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.”

Prayerfully, let this brief study encourage you to seek out more of the gift of discernment. It is life changing, and life saving. Through Godly spiritual discernment, we can recognize and live the deep things of God.