Spiritual Illumination

Since God is spirit, the things of God, including His written Word, must be spiritually discerned to fully comprehend the deeper truths.

October’s Awakening, Day 17:

God must open the eyes of our understanding before we can truly know and rightly interpret His truth. His truth is available only to those with a regenerate spirit and in whom His Spirit dwells, for only the Spirit can illumine Scripture. Just as the physically blind cannot see the sun, the spiritually blind cannot see the Son. Both lack proper illumination.

 -John MacArthur

As we begin to focus, developing more and more hunger for his Word and being in His presence, the Holy Spirit will refresh, revive, and rekindle the zeal of the Lord in our lives.

 -Archbishop Gloria Grace, “The Heartbeat of God: Salvation of Lost Souls”

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. John 14:26 NIV

The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. 1 Corinthians 2:14 NIV

            The spiritual nature and truths of God and His Word can only be fully understood and discerned by our spirit entwining with the Holy Spirit. When we become believers, the Holy Spirit indwells us and is there to guide us in all truth and to transform us into His image. It is a cooperative and never-ending endeavor. We will never fully understand Him nor experience any degree of spiritual maturity without the leading of the Holy Spirit and following Him in obedience.