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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Wisdom from the spirit

I am still in Corinthians for my devotionals and today came to a part speaking of wisdom; it starts off by saying how we don't need worldly wisdom because it is temporary, finite, and subject to change. Then it goes to say that there is a kind of wisdom we impart to the mature, the wisdom of the spirit of God. We must receive the spirit of God and not the spirit of the world; and only by doing this will we come to hear and understand Gods will and thoughts. Now this doesn't say we will become all knowing but that we will be able to hear God speaking to us and follow him. Later it says a "natural person" (referring to how left to our own devices we rebel and accept the spirit of the world.) will not accept the things of the spirit of God; because they will seem folly or foolish to him. Right there it says basically if you listen to God and follow him through the spirit, there are going to be people out there who think you are foolish. Because they use the spirit of the world and worldly wisdom; and Gods calling and plan can only be discerned or understood by those who use the spirit of God and its' wisdom. Don't be discouraged when the people of the world frown on you, or tell you you are crazy; from their stand point you do seem crazy because they operate with a different understanding a flawed view on life. Trust in the Lord to lead you, don't listen to anyone else over him. He is kind, faithful, loving, and just.

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