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Understanding the Deep Things of God

Notice Paul begins this verse stating man’s inability in the natural realm to understand the deep things of God. The Holy Spirit searches and investigates the deep predetermined plans of God for each individual situation. The Holy Spirit reveals these plans and purposes of God to our spirit.

The word reveal comes from the Greek word apokalyptō, which means to uncover, unveil, disclose. It is a picture of something suddenly being removed, and obscure things are now in plain sight.

When the Holy Spirit lifts the veil from your spiritual eyes, ears, and heart, you can perceive truth that was veiled from your understanding. This is called revelation. Webster defines revelation as “the act of disclosing or discovering to others what was before unknown to them.” It is the communication of truth to men by God through His authorized agents—the prophets and apostles.

Revelation must be interpreted correctly before its application. There is a connection between the eyes and the ears being open to the Holy Spirit, which allows the heart to comprehend. The prophetic word or revelation comes through three basic spiritual senses: the eyes, the ears, and the heart. We have the ability to hear the voice of God. He opens our sight to see from His perspective and touches our hearts to feel as He does. Some people can even smell in the Spirit. Just as we have natural senses, we also have parallel spiritual senses.