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The New Man is the work of the Lord in creating a spiritual man. The body remains a human body but the spirit is drastically altered. It was formerly motivated by the spirit of the world, a human spirit, contaminated and soiled by sin. It is now born again, a new spirit made capable of receiving the Holy Spirit who comes revealing the things that are of the Lord. His intent is to cause us to comprehend all the gifts and divine favors that await us in the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Cor. 2:12 The gifts are prepared. They await only the moment when we shall appropriate them unto ourselves. They have been prepared by the Lord for the use of His church in ministry to the world.
The Spiritual benefits of the Lord are innumerable and inexhaustible. A God who is all sufficient cannot be drained or brought to the conclusion of His blessings which He will impart to His beloved people. To those who are living in obedience to Him and who love Him with all of their being there is no end to the outpouring of His graces upon them.
1 Cor. 2:9 His spiritual riches prepared for His people are not hidden nor kept in secret from them. It is His joy and delight to fully make known all the spiritual benefits which He has prepared for His own. It is the Holy Spirit who will direct us into a knowledge of the unfathomable glory and the profound rich blessings which belong to the church of His glory. They are not hidden from the spiritual man but to the natural man they are foolishness. 1 Cor. 2:10.
When we have Christ Jesus dwelling within we are the recipients of the source, the treasure mine of all spiritual wisdom and full insight into all of the mysteries of the Lord. All the eternal knowledge and comprehension of spiritual matters rest with Him. We are the beneficiaries of His spiritual riches as He shares them with us. Col. 2:3 Amazingly, the promise is that we may have the mind of Christ. It is possible that we think as He thinks. The knowledge and wisdom which is His may also be imputed to us. His people are not to be ignorant, but knowledgeable and capable of full comprehension of all which pertains to Him. His thoughts become our thoughts. His will and purpose become ours. Our unity with Him is made to be full and complete. 1 Cor. 2:16 Oh the riches of His eternal glory which are yet to be revealed unto His very own in these last days. Lord haste the day.