The Spirit Of God
The
words we speak to those who have grown in the faith are wise. Our words are
different from the words of the wise people or rulers of this world. People
like that aren't going anywhere. No, we speak about God's secret wisdom. His
wisdom has been hidden. But before time began, God planned that his wisdom
would bring us heavenly glory.
None of the rulers of
this world understood God's wisdom. If they had, they would not have nailed the
Lord of glory to the cross. It is written, "No eye has seen, no ear has
heard, no mind has known what God has prepared for those who love him." —(Isaiah 64:4) But God has shown it to us
through his Spirit.
The Spirit
understands all things. He understands even the deep things of God. Who can
know the thoughts of another person? Only a person's own spirit can know them.
In the same way, only the Spirit of God knows God's thoughts.
We have not received
the spirit of the world. We have received the Spirit who is from God. The
Spirit helps us understand what God has freely given us.
That is what we speak
about. We don't use words taught to us by people. We use words taught to us by
the Holy Spirit. We use the words of the Spirit to teach the truths of the
Spirit.
Some people don't
have the Holy Spirit. They don't accept the things that come from the Spirit of
God. Things like that are foolish to them. They can't understand them. In fact,
such things can't be understood without the Spirit's help.
Everyone who has the
Spirit can judge all things. But no one can judge those who have the Spirit. It
is written, "Who can ever know what is in the Lord's mind?
Can anyone ever teach him?" —(Isaiah 40:13)
But we have the mind
of Christ.
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Corinthians 2:6-16
We are in a very high
tech world, and yet we have a direct link to our God, and to our Savior Jesus
Christ. We have the “helper” in the form of the Holy Spirit to guide us. We
have the Bible, life’s instruction book, to reflect on. And it is not digital
or analog, it is a direct communication, hard wired
into our very nature.
Rejoice in the
reality that our Lord loves us and communicates with us in so many ways,
The Bible
may be old, but its truths are always new.
Our Daily Bread –