Daily Devotion
1 Corinthians 13:11-13 (NKJV) 11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
Paul is talking about spiritual maturity. Here in this body, our temporary dwelling place, our ability to fully know and understand all spiritual things is not possible. Although, we are to strive towards spiritual maturity, we won’t reach it in this body. In this body, our understanding of spiritual things is limited by our flesh. As we grow towards spiritual maturity, our flesh may cause us to have set backs, so to speak. It is like, we take two steps forward, then one step back or even more. But when we all get to heaven and see the Lord Jesus Christ face to face, we will have glorified bodies that is not corrupted with the lust of the flesh, that is sin, and we will be able to understand and know God more completely. However, as long as we have fleshly desires we are susceptible to stumble into sin. If you say, you no longer sin, then you just sinned. Our flesh prevents us from reaching full spiritual maturity. Our flesh hinders our understanding of the Word of God. And our flesh makes it difficult for us to always, 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, be a living example of God’s Word. Right now, our flesh is a great hindrance to us. But when we get to heaven, we will have glorified bodies that are without fleshly desires. We will be without anything that will hinder our understanding and knowledge of God. We will know God more fully when we see Him face to face. Our knowledge and understanding of God will be vastly greater than it is now. Many people wonder if we will recognize our friends and family in heaven. The answer is most certainly, yes you will. You will see them more clearly, in fact. Now, you only partially understand them. But when we get to heaven, we will have a deeper understanding of who they are. And they will likewise know you more as well. Just as we will know God even more than we do now. When we all get to heaven, the object of our faith will be fulfilled. There will be no need for faith, because we will be in the presence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. All of our hopes will be realized. There will be nothing left to hope for. So hope will naturally disappear. However, love is going to abide. Love then is the greatest of these three: faith, hope, and love. For Jesus will never cease loving us.
God Bless and have a great day in God’s Word.
