1 Corinthians 13:12
Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
As you can see by the red text, I would like to draw your attention to the final phrase in this verse... "even as I am fully known." This gives us a great indication as to what Paul was referring to when he said "now I know in part, then I shall know fully." He was talking about his very own identity. Not who God is, not what God is like (which we will eternally see more and more) but Paul was referring to his very own identity, who HE is.
God knows exactly who you are. But not in the way you think. God sees you as who you truly are, in the spirit. He sees your true value. Remember, He paid the highest possible price for you (1 Cor. 6:20), He gave up everything He had to buy you back (Matt 13:44), that's how valuable you are. You are more valuable than you could ever imagine. You may not yet know it, but God knows exactly how valuable you are. You are more precious and valuable than all of the world's minerals and resources combined!
Paul is saying that even he hasn't clearly seen his true identity. He has an idea of it, he sees a reflection, but he hasn't seen it in its entirety. And there will come a day when he, like us, will see who we truly are. After all, it has been said so often that we are like Jesus even in this world! (1 John 4:17) (Now, let me say, it doesn't necessarily say that we will only experience this revelation after this life - something to ponder!)
Friends, the more we come to understand (by revelation) how valuable we are in the eyes of the Creator of the Universe and the more we come to understand who we truly are and who He created us to be, we will live remarkable lives! We will live lives of unconditional Love toward one another, we will live with a strange positivity as we are unaffected by the negative circumstances that surround us, we will live powerfully and with authority.
I pray that today, we would come into a further revelation of our true value, our true identity, and so be further transformed outwardly into the likeness of the Image of Jesus, our Big Brother. (2 Cor. 3:18)
Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
As you can see by the red text, I would like to draw your attention to the final phrase in this verse... "even as I am fully known." This gives us a great indication as to what Paul was referring to when he said "now I know in part, then I shall know fully." He was talking about his very own identity. Not who God is, not what God is like (which we will eternally see more and more) but Paul was referring to his very own identity, who HE is.
God knows exactly who you are. But not in the way you think. God sees you as who you truly are, in the spirit. He sees your true value. Remember, He paid the highest possible price for you (1 Cor. 6:20), He gave up everything He had to buy you back (Matt 13:44), that's how valuable you are. You are more valuable than you could ever imagine. You may not yet know it, but God knows exactly how valuable you are. You are more precious and valuable than all of the world's minerals and resources combined!
Paul is saying that even he hasn't clearly seen his true identity. He has an idea of it, he sees a reflection, but he hasn't seen it in its entirety. And there will come a day when he, like us, will see who we truly are. After all, it has been said so often that we are like Jesus even in this world! (1 John 4:17) (Now, let me say, it doesn't necessarily say that we will only experience this revelation after this life - something to ponder!)
Friends, the more we come to understand (by revelation) how valuable we are in the eyes of the Creator of the Universe and the more we come to understand who we truly are and who He created us to be, we will live remarkable lives! We will live lives of unconditional Love toward one another, we will live with a strange positivity as we are unaffected by the negative circumstances that surround us, we will live powerfully and with authority.
I pray that today, we would come into a further revelation of our true value, our true identity, and so be further transformed outwardly into the likeness of the Image of Jesus, our Big Brother. (2 Cor. 3:18)
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