The Spiritual Sense
(Rev 1:10, Rev 4:2)
God is Spirit(Jn 4:24).
He created spiritual beings and the spiritual world.
He has fellowship only with those who have spiritual sense, and inspires them.
Faith is knowing Him and longing for Him(2Co 13:14).
The life of this faith is eliminating all things that hinder in order to be inspired by the Spirit.
All living things have senses.
Animals sense changes in the environment,
Find food, defend themselves and survive.
Plants are sensitive to light and temperature.
Humans have five senses that allow them
To perceive and recognize, and behave accordingly.
Furthermore, they can maximize these senses to develop and utilize technologies,
While some use them to discover, invent and create.
When living things lose their function to sense, it is death for them.
When the living being loses his spiritual sense, it is eternal death for them.
Because Adam ate the forbidden fruit
Following his fleshly senses by impulse of(Ge 3:4-6).
Consequently, his spirit died and lost its sense(Ge 2:17), cut off from God(Ge 3:23).
The worthlessness of men without spirit was demonstrated
When God washed away all men of flesh that He created(Ge 6:1-7).
All but two of the Israelites who left Egypt died in the desert(Ge 32:4; Nu 14:35)
Because they lost their sense of direction even though
As the people of God they were supposed to be led by the Spirit of God.
The sanctuary built under the direction of the Spirit of God(1Ch 28:12)
Reminded them this and let them long for it(Ps 84:1-12),
While the prophets, who spoke when the Spirit of God came upon them,
Rebuked them for going astray(Eze 11:5).
Yet the false prophets who spoke on their own accord tempted them(Eze 13:2-3).
God chose men whose spiritual sense was remarkable
Regardless of their age, occupation or knowledge -
Such as Samuel, Jeremiah, David etc.(1Sa 3:10; Jer 1:6-7; Ps 51:1-19) - and
Had them write the scripture.
Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days(Jn 2:19-20), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body
He would make a way for men to be born of water and the Spirit(Jn 3:3-8) and
Have fellowship with the Father by giving them spiritual sense.
He is the Son of God, the Word that became flesh by the Spirit(Mt 1:18; Jn 1:1, Jn 1:14).
Thus, He worked by the Spirit during His public life(Mt 3:16, Mt 4:11, Mt 12:28).
As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished(Jn 19:30), declaring that He:
1. Humbled Himself to the point of death and finished the work He came to do as the Son of Man(Php 2:6-11);
2. Condemned the devil who, because of His pride, lost his sense of direction(Is 14:13; Eze 28:17; Jude 1:6); and
3. Redeemed Adam's sin and sprinkled His blood to souls to give life to them(Lev 17:11; Mt 20:28).
He rose and
Ascended to the heavenly throne.
The Holy Spirit comes only to
The souls born-again by the blood of Jesus and
Has fellowship with them and the church.
The man who is in Spirit on the Lord's Day and
Has the ear to hear a loud voice like a trumpet(Rev 1:10)
What the Spirit says to the churches(Rev2-3)
Sees heaven and the One seated on its throne(Rev 4:2).
He knows the deep things of God(1Co 2:10-14), and
Discerns good from evil, righteousness from unrighteousness,
Truth from false, the way to live from the way to die.
And finally, from the Spirit he will reap eternal life(Gal 6:8).
God uses men with spiritual sense such as
David, Jeremiah and Paul, who are
Extremely sensitive to sin and
Know their own inabilities.
Therefore, all their lives they repent in tears and
Never cease to pray for they are truly humble.
O Lord,
Let me be humble and have an acute spiritual sense so that
I would never become numb about sin.
Let me be on my knees and pray for my inabilities and ignorance.
Let my tears never run dry!
Amen.
