Yet among the mature we do
speak wisdom, though it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this
age, who are doomed to perish. But we speak God's wisdom, secret and hidden,
which God decreed before the ages for our glory. - 1 Corinthians 2:6-7
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The True Wisdom of God
6 Yet among the mature we do speak wisdom, though it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to perish. 7 But we speak God's wisdom, secret and hidden, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. 8 None of the rulers of this age
understood this; for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of
glory. 9 But, as it is written, "What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor
the human heart conceived, what God has prepared for those who love
him"—10 these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit; for the
Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. 11 For what human being
knows what is truly human except the human spirit that is within? So also no
one comprehends what is truly God's except the Spirit of God."
Reflecting on 1 Corinthians 2:6-11, focus verses 6-7, and on my own conversion experience to Catholicism. When I first joined the Parish community, I possessed a prideful attitude and thought less of my fellow Catholics. My head was prideful with Scripture knowledge through Protestant Scripture devotions and Bible classes that I attended until the day I was fully received into the Catholic church in 2014. I recall heated debates with my fellow Catholics over the doctrine of salvation.
It was only through the repeated pruning of my proud heart by the Holy Spirit that knowing God encompasses loving Him and the people He placed in my life, that I began to appreciate what St. James wrote in James 2:26: "For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also". Or as St. Paul pointed in his beautiful writing on Christian love, 1 Cor 13:1-8, 13:
1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing. 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8 Love never fails. 13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
It's because God has loved me, an unworthy sinner so unconditionally that I'm filled with the Holy Spirit to love others in the way He has loved me.
I'll close with this beautiful worship song by Cody Carnes titled "Nothing Else"
Nothing Else – Cody Carnes
Chorus
I'm caught up in Your presence
I just want to sit here at Your feet
I'm caught up in this holy moment
I never want to leave
Oh, I'm not here for blessings
Jesus, You don't owe me anything
More than anything that You can do
I just want You
Verse 1
I'm sorry when I've just gone through the motions
I'm sorry when I just sang another song
Take me back to where we started
I open up my heart to You
Verse 2
I'm sorry when I've come with my agenda
I'm sorry when I forgot that You're enough
Take me back to where we started
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge
I just want You
Nothing else, nothing else
Nothing else will do
I just want You
Nothing else, nothing else
Nothing else will do
I just want You
Nothing else, nothing else
Nothing else will do
I just want You
Nothing else, nothing else, Jesus
Nothing else will do
I just want You
Nothing else, nothing else
Nothing else will do
I just want You
Nothing else, nothing else, Jesus
Nothing else will do
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Songwriters: Cody Carnes
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