“Now we have
received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we
might know the things that are freely given to us of God.”—1 Corinthians
2:12
I think that we can agree that knowledge is increasing at a phenomenal
rate. We have instant access to
information at our “finger tips: through the world-wide web. I want to encourage you today that it is through
the Holy Spirit that God longs to reveal His mysteries to His children. I Corinthians chapter 2 is a gold mine of
information telling us about the operation of the Holy Spirit in the believer’s
life.
In verses 1 – 4, Paul writes that he did not come
to them with a great speaking ability or wisdom but it was through the Holy
Spirit that he was able to preach Christ to them. This tells me that we need the Holy Spirit in
our life to be able to convince people of Jesus Christ because we are not going
to be able to do it in our own ability. We need the power of God that comes through
the Holy Spirit. “And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech
or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing
among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And
I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching was not with
enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of
power: That your faith should not stand
in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.”
Verses 6 -11 tells us that the wisdom that will
convince the world of Jesus does not come through natural human wisdom; but, it
comes through the Spirit of God, the revealer of the truth, who reveals this
truth to us because we love Him. It is
totally awesome how much God loves us and wants us to know what He is thinking—even
His deep thoughts. Have you ever heard
the expression, “He is in a deep study?”
Meaning that the person is seriously thinking about something—Well, God
is seriously thinking about something and He wants us to know His thoughts; so,
He has given us His Holy Spirit so that we can know them. “Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are
perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world,
that come to nought: But we speak the
wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before
the world unto our glory; Which
none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not
have crucified the Lord of glory. But
as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into
the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But
God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all
things, yea, the deep things of God.
The way we get to access the things of God is
through our recreated spirits. When we
are born again, we receive a new nature.
Our old sinful nature is exchanged for the nature of God. We are transformed into His image and into
His likeness through the process called “regeneration.” Our human spirits are made new and it is
through this new spirit that we are able to know the things that God freely
gives to us. Isn’t it wonderful and
exciting to know that God does not want His children to be ignorant? He wants us to know about Him and this
wonderful life that He has freely given to us.
“For what man knoweth the things
of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God
knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Now
we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God;
that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words
which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing
spiritual things with spiritual. But the
natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are
foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually
discerned. But he that is spiritual
judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that
he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.”
Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you and show you the
mysteries and wisdom of God, today. Ask
Him for His power to be a witness and light for Him today. He longs to reveal Himself to You all you
need to do is ask.
Prayer—Heavenly Father, I ask you
for your wisdom and power to be evident in my life today. Help me to lay down selfish ambitions so that
I can speak Your wisdom today. I ask You
to reveal what You are thinking about today.
I humble myself to say, Lord whatever is on Your heart let it be on my
heart too, in Jesus Name. Amen.
