The Phaneroo Devotion: Understanding True Depth
Apostle Grace Lubega
2 Corinthians 11:3 (NKJV): “But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.”
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One of the greatest weapons that the enemy attempts to use against the body of Christ is complexity.
Many have mistaken complexity for depth. They suppose that the more difficult a truth sounds, the more spiritual it must be. But this is not the way of God.
God does not complicate His truth to prove that it is genuine. He does not hide Christ behind unnecessary mystery in order to make the gospel appear profound. The wisdom of God may be deep, but it is not confusing. It may be weighty, but it is not complicated.
A man is not deep simply because he speaks deep things. A man is truly deep when, in the depth of what he speaks, he reveals the simplicity of Christ.
This is the mark of true spiritual understanding: that Christ becomes clearer, not more vague; nearer, not harder to reach.
We have not been called to present Christ in a way that makes Him more difficult to know or relate with. We have been called to reveal Him in the simplicity of His finished work, so that men may see what He has done, believe who they are in Him, and walk in the fullness of their inheritance. Hallelujah!
FURTHER STUDY: 1 John 4:17; Colossians 2:9-10
GOLDEN NUGGET: A man is not deep simply because he speaks deep things. A man is truly deep when, in the depth of what he speaks, he reveals the simplicity of Christ.
PRAYER: Father, I thank You for this word. I refuse every deception that makes me think I am less than what You have made me in Christ. I am one with You. I am complete in Christ. I am a co-heir with Him and I carry His life, nature, and glory. It is by this truth that I live my life. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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