Who Can Know the Lord’s Thoughts?

Prayer – Lord, please give me wisdom and understanding—spiritual understanding—of Your word and teaching. Help me not only apply it to my life—but share it with others that they would draw closer to You. 

When we tell you these things, we do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit's words to explain spiritual truths. But people who aren't spiritual can't receive these truths from God's Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can't understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by others. For, "Who can know the LORD's thoughts? Who knows enough to teach him?" But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:13-16 NLT

 

Meditate. Consider God’s guidance in scripture. Read God’s word and listen to what He is saying.

 

Seriously? Who could actually think that they could teach God anything? He is the source of all wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. For, "Who can know the LORD's thoughts? Who knows enough to teach him?" Isaiah 40:13. I sure wouldn’t be so bold as to think I could know God’s thoughts or teach Him anything. No. I just want to learn as much as I can from Him!

 

Our life in relationship to God is totally spiritual—well, He does touch us physically for healing—but I think it still done at a spiritual level. We pray to ask God for His help, protection, and blessings—and that is all spiritual. As Paul wrote to the Corinthians, it is the Holy Spirit—having the mind of Christ in us—who gives us understanding. Where are you at spiritually? It is our choice, day by day, to focus our lives on Christ—at a spiritual level.

 

Verse of Salvation ~ Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan. God's purpose was that we Jews who were the first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God. And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago. The Spirit is God's guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him. Ephesians 1:11-14 NLT

 

Tomorrow the year is half-gone. What are your spiritual goals for the next half of this year?

Are you going to reach out to others—being a giver rather than a receiver?

Will you be more diligent about reading your Bible?

Prayer? How’s that going—do you need to make any changes?

Overall—how’s your relationship with God…Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?

                   

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