GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Holy Bible says, “The hope does not disappoint us, for God has poured out His love into our hearts by means of the Holy Spirit, who is God’s gift to us.”           (Romans 5:5)

UNDERSTANDING

God gives the gift of understanding to reveal the inner sight of faith mysterious. It facilitates a person to grasp and trust in the Word of God and to lead a life in union with Christ Jesus. Whoever regularly studies and meditates the Word of God can obtain the gift of Understanding.

Lord Jesus was filled with the gift of Understanding from childhood. At the age of 12, during the Festival, Jesus was with the Jewish Teachers, listening to them and asking questions, proves it. “All who heard Him were amazed at His intelligent answers.” (Luke 2:47)

After the death of Jesus, on their way to Emmaus, the disciples of Jesus Christ were sharing the events of His death. Then He appeared amidst them and comforted them. He gave them the power to understand the mysteries. They said to each other, “Wasn’t it like a fire burning in us when He talked to us.”

(Luke 24:32)

St. Paul too was gifted with understanding which enabled him to explain deeply the Passion of Christ and the hope brought by The Resurrection.  His description about the marital relationship also proved the depth of his insight of the mysteries.

The explanation of the submission of a husband and wife compared to that of Christ who gave His life in submission towards His Love for the Church. (Ephesians 5:24-25)

Let us therefore wish and try to gain understanding which can deepen the faith in love of God and to obtain a lovable nature. Let us accept all creations of God as how He visualizes it- with no discrimination or indifference.

Since it is Holy and bestowed from heaven a selfless attitude is very essential to achieve the Gift of Understanding. No intellectual effort can achieve it. As the Scriptures says that the world’s wisdom or any other qualities cannot know the understanding of God.

“A person’s thoughts are like water in a deep well, but someone with insight can draw them out.” (Proverbs. 20:5)

It provides good knowledge of praise and gives courage to do good in life.

Whoever is intelligent can receive the mysteries of truth, which produces joy and cheerfulness to the mind and reminds us of the protection and constant love of God. It imparts confidence and determination to obey the Law of God.

Understanding grants us to have peaceful, long prosperous life in union with Christ and inspires us to seek the knowledge of God.

A person who is blessed with the Gift of Understanding can truly confess that Jesus is the Only Redeemer and that God has accepted us as His children and believe that we belong to Him.

An anointed person can undoubtedly trust the meaning of the Word of God and believe it easily.

For e.g. “Where two or three comes together in My name I am there with them.” (Matt.18:20) The blessed person can firmly feel the presence of the Lord while confessing the Word of God. 

St John in his letter gives us a better knowledge regarding it. “We know that no child of God keeps on sinning, for the Son of God keeps him safe and the evil one cannot harm him. We know that we belong to God even though the whole world is under the rule of the evil one. We know that the Son of God has come and given us understanding, so that we know the true God. We live in union with true God- in union with His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and this is eternal life.” (1 John 5:18-20).

The above verses teaches us that the knowledge of Eternal life which we gain through the gift of understanding.

Dear devotees of True God, let us keep ourselves safe from deceivers who bring misleading understanding.