2 Corinthians 1:19-21 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

¹⁹ For the Son of God, Christ Jesus (the Messiah), Who has been preached among you by us, by myself, Silvanus, and Timothy, was not Yes and No; but in Him it is [always the divine] Yes.

²⁰ For as many as are the promises of God, they all find their Yes [answer] in Him [Christ]. For this reason we also utter the Amen (so be it) to God through Him [in His Person and by His agency] to the glory of God.

²¹ But it is God Who confirms and makes us steadfast and establishes us [in joint fellowship] with you in Christ, and has consecrated and anointed us [enduing us with the gifts of the Holy Spirit];

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

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The AMPC gives the clearest translation of what occurs in those who believe and have received the Holy Spirit. Without His presence there cannot be agreement nor the anointing of the gifts to enact God’s will.

Because the Holy Spirit abides with us the Spirit of Truth can use us to utter truth. When we hear those truths the Spirit within us resonates with confirmation in the Spirit, “Yes and Amen”. This is one of the ways in which we come to hear by faith that we are in Christ and that others among us also abide in Christ.

2 Corinthians 13:5 English Standard Version (ESV) Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!

Not all of us are introspective and we need the help of others to see what is obvious to us which escapes them. When we hear a resounding “Yes and Amen” the fact that it is a strong Word may be an indication that we should say to the speaker, “That was the Holy Spirit speaking to me through you.” In this way we can encourage one another that we truly are children of God.

Isaiah 42:6-9 English Standard Version (ESV)

⁶ “I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations,
⁷ to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.
⁸ I am the Lord; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
⁹ Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.”

While seeking the Lord in where to go next with unveiling truth about spiritual ears and eyes I was led here by the words of fellow Christians. Praise God for placing me with other believers of sincere faith and devotion to His Word. We are not alone for we all were in darkness at one time and this sharing of what we see in the light is yet another declaration of His grace towards us.

God declared His intention and made it plain to those of us who have come into the glorious light. When it comes to understanding why others cannot see what we now see I hear lyrics to a song. Those words are from Hotel California by the Eagles. “We are all just prisoners here of our own device.”

When we come out of those prisons into the light we struggle to see with these new eyes. It takes time to adjust to the light of truth. Most of us were not even aware that we were prisoners, what our prison looked like and why it had such a hold on us. Then when we heard the truth being spoken by others that had been set free their words struck a chord of agreement. That chord of agreement was the Holy Spirit saying “Yes and Amen”.