“The unspiritual man does not receive the gifts of the Spirit of God; the spiritual man judges all things.” (1 Corinthians 2:10-16)
The spirit is life. It is life because it permeates into every facet of our beings. It decipher the innermost part of man and gives man the breath. That is why God is spirit, which manifested in the third person of Triun God.
In our reflection today, we join our brother St. Paul - the apostle of Gentiles to meditate on what it means to be spiritual. As he says:
The unspiritual man does not receive the gifts of the Spirit of God; the spiritual man judges all things.” (1 Corinthians 2:10-16).
This teaching invites us to the deeper understanding of spirituality. He defines the attribute of one who is a spiritual man/woman, and he/she who is not. For a spiritual man discerns and judges all things, but unspirutual fellow has no such capacity and dwells in an emptiness.
In the the gospel reading, Evangelist Luke gives account of how the man with unclean spirit recognized Jesus and his authority. (cf. Luke 4:31-37)
Beloved in Christ, is your spirit at work or dormant, can it recognize Jesus? Even that of the posssed man had the impetus to recognize Him and his power.
Therefore, work out to possess authentic spirit, a spirit of recognising Jesus even in the pitiable condition of life, a spirit to discern and judge all things. With this, we will now come to the understanding of who Jesus the Son of God really is.
Finally, to be spiritually minded is life and peace as proclaimed by St. Paul. (Romans 8:6) Peace! Be with you.
Amen, I cherish u fr.
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