But where there are prophecies, they
will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is
knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but
when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. When I was a child, I
talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I
became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. For now we see only a
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. I Corinthians 13:8b-12
When kids travel, the dreaded
question always comes up, “Are we there yet?” The answer is always, "Not
yet, but we're closer than we were when we started.”
In this passage, Paul speaks of
spiritual development in comparison to human development. When we started on
this journey of faith, we were as children in our speech, understanding and
behaviors.
Now we have matured. We are
beginning to understand how to function in concert with the work of the Holy
Spirit through His gifts. Yet, those gifts are but a foreshadowing of what
things will be like when the Kingdom of God fully comes. When we finally get
there, to our final destination, we will have fill understanding of all
mysteries. We will experience the Holy Spirit without limit. There will be no
need for spiritual gifts as all believers will have everything they need
directly from the hand of God himself.
All we are or have ever hoped to
be will be fully realized. We will come to know who we are through God's eyes
and exactly where we fit in His plan for His eternal kingdom.
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