DEEPENING YOUR SPIRITUAL UNDERSTANDING - PART 1

FRIDAY 17 OCTOBER 2025

As a supreme god on earth, I'm introducing a new topic, namely "Deepening your spiritual understanding." Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding (Proverbs 4:7 NKJV).

As God's own people, we must always express the desire to gain spiritual wisdom, as well as the attainment of insight into the spiritual truths expressed as such wisdom. This sort of desire overrides an intellectual acuity or "common sense" perception or superficial interest, because it entails a deep-rooted, cogitative commitment to the ministry of the Word.

Although our referenced Scripture laid emphasis on ancient Israel, the one in covenant with God, being blind and deaf, having seen many things, but paid no attention, and having open ears, but did not listen, in the context of this topic, I'm pleased in the Lord to expound the Biblical reference below as "deepening our spiritual understanding" in relation to gaining any accurate Biblical exegesis, after paying ardent attention to the relevantly-detailed revelatory insight.

Why am I led to go in this direction as it pertains to the structural explication of this topic? In observing the Scriptures during any solemnly dedicated time of Bible study, some Christians can see a lot that they have read, yet they have looked at nothing or have paid no attention, except they see through the guidance of the Spirit within their inner man, who can as well, flood light into their inner ears or spiritual senses in order to hear and grasp the hidden voice behind any Scriptural text clearly. More below!

Reference: Isaiah 42:20-21 GOD'S WORD® Translation (GW)

"Seeing many things, but you do not observe; Opening the ears, but He does not hear. The LORD is pleased because He does what is right. He praises the greatness of His teachings and makes them glorious."

Before I start the introductory aspect of this wonderful topic, I want you to realise this with me: When you study the beginning of this very chapter, namely, Isaiah 42, you'll observe that the LORD speaks of His Servant. The Chapter started by saying, "Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon Him;..." (Isaiah 42:1 ESV). The firmly embedded thought in this chapter's opening versified statement is that Jesus was God's chosen servant. To instantiate this verity, we can see that in the book of Matthew numbered as 12:17-18, Jesus warned the large crowds that followed Him, and all He healed, not to make Him known or tell others about Him, and its symbolic of the fulfillment of what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

"Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations. He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets.…" (NIV).

The last segment of the above versified statement got my attention:

"He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets."

Beloved, this was a typical behaviour of the Lord Jesus showing zero degree in falling-out with people, or in displaying a participatory indulgence in a disagreement that could lead to discord, or in making a loud articulated sound expressing fear, pain or anger. Zero wonder His teaching ministry had an unusual persistent influence on mankind as He walked the earth. In yet few instances, there were very important times, when Jesus cried out aloud, and did not hold back, denoting His boldness in delivering an instructive or corrective message, which in turn, reflected the seriousness of such relevant message at the time. To instantiate this phenomenal verity, study the Biblical texts numbered as Matthew 21:12-13.

In this very Matthew 21:12-13, His attitudinal response emphasized the urgency of acting on driving out all the stupid people buying and selling animals for sacrifice, and overturning the money-changers' tables and chairs, which was an acceptable action that correctively conveys, with clarity and without hesitation, the true purpose of the house of God - a house of prayer. It had nothing to do with quarrel. Are you with me?

It was also noted that Jesus cried out with a loud voice at the point of death, which was on account of His painful crucifixion. To that effect, Matthew 27:50 reads, "And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, He gave up His spirit" (NIV).

Furthermore what did Prophet Isaiah mean when he said, "He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets"? The first segmentary implication [He will not quarrel or cry out] suggests the Lord's meekness which was firmly embedded in His thought pattern and exhibited as behavioural excellence.

Then the second segmentary implication suggests gaining a deeper insight of His voice. It literally reads, "No one will hear His voice in the streets" which codedly informs that we gain the in-depth revelation of His voice more in our closet, during our quiet times, or during an organized christian gathering where it properly settles in our inner man and earthen vessels, since busy streets represent noisy environments, which sometimes can be filled with a distracting intermix of diverse people. Stay tuned for the successive parts of this wonderful topic. Shalom!

Scripture Reading - Psalm 85:8; Jeremiah 33:3; Psalm 119:105; John 10:27.

Exuberant Declaration:

I delight myself in the LORD with the joy and satisfaction found in sustaining a genuine relationship with God. This in turn empowers me to study and observe the Word, with open ears that hear the voice of divine wisdom with clarity of comprehension. Hallelujah!