Heavenly Wisdom

Happy Sunday!

What is the secret to success?  Millions of inquiring minds want to know!  There are whole libraries written about how to be successful in 5, 7, and 10 easy steps.  The Bible says, "Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do! And with your wisdom, develop common sense and good judgment."(Proverbs 4:7, Living Bible).  When Adam sold out to Satan, he lost his mind or his ability to think like God.  Don't forget Adam was entrusted with naming every creature on earth.  What kind of brilliant mind must he have had to name every thing from a Tenebrio molitor(Meal Worm) to an Orcinus orca(Killer Whale)?  He had a mind in the God Class, a mind with access to the Wisdom of God.

Dr. Bill Winston continued the series, "Christ In You", with the subtitle, "The Mind of Christ".   Jesus is called the "Second Adam",  He came to get our right mind back.  He came to restore our mental and physical dignity.   You are probably very familiar with 1 Corinthians 2:9.  It's quoted or misquoted all the time.  It says, "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."(KJV).   We have to remember that these texts were not written in chapter and verse.  The Apostle Paul does not stop his thought at the end of this sentence.  In order to get the full understanding, we must continue reading to verse 16.

Let's read it...

"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.
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."(KJV).

Don't miss this!  When we receive the Spirit of God, and are Born Again, we receive the wisdom of God through the Mind of Christ.  We now have access to Heavenly Wisdom.   Did you know there are three types of wisdom?  There is Heavenly or Godly Wisdom, Earthly wisdom, and Demonic wisdom. James 3:13-17 says, "Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.  But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. THIS wisdom descendeth not from above, but is Earthly, Sensual, Devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. BUT the wisdom that is from above is first Pure, then Peaceable, Gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy."(KJV).  James 1:5 says, "Do any of you need wisdom? Ask GOD for it. He is generous and enjoys giving to everyone. So he will give you wisdom."(Easy-to-Read Version).  All we have to do is ask!  That's incredible!

Earlier I mentioned that we now have "Access" to this Godly Wisdom.  If we have access to it, you may ask why so many Christians seem to be failing miserably at life?  Great question!  I've asked that myself, many times.  Think about it this way, a man could be dying from dehydration and then come into a room with several types of faucets or water fountains.  If these fountains are not automatically releasing water, the man could die in the room even though water is available simply because he lacks knowledge about how to get water from these units.  Hosea 4:6 says, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:"(KJV).  The answers and wisdom exist.  God wants you to succeed, but you will need to, "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."(2 Timothy 2:15, KJV).

Asking God for wisdom.

Love and prayers, Cynthia