Glad you’re back for another edition of Daily Bread. At the end of our last study, Paul was explaining how those called by God are not people with worldly wisdom, great strength, or highly respected people of the world.

          But look at those same three things; wisdom, strength and respect; and you’ll notice that the called of God do possess them, yet in unworldly ways. They have wisdom of God, they have strength from the power of the Holy Spirit, and they have glory in the Lord.

          The world is burdened with competition for these things. It’s become an obsession to be intellectual, strong and well liked. Is that what God wants from us? Is anyone who has a worldly abundance of these things any closer to God than you are? If you’re searching for the godly form of these things to prevail in your life, then you’re on the right path.

SPIRITUAL WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING GIFTS AND SPIRITUAL WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING MEANING WITH SPIRITUAL WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING MESSAGE

           Paul guides us in the right direction with his good example.
 

When I came to you, my friends,
I didn’t come declaring the testimony of God
with impressive vocabulary or with great wisdom.
For I purposely didn’t profess to know any thing else among you,
except 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,
so that you wouldn’t put your Faith in the wisdom of men,
but in the power of God.

Nevertheless we speak wisdom among them that are perfect (mature in Christ):
yet not the wisdom of this world,
nor of the princes (rulers) of this world, that come to nothing,
but we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, we speak the hidden wisdom,
which God ordered before the world for our glory,
which none of the princes of this world knew,
because if they had known it,
they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
But as it is written,

          Have you noticed that the word “perfect” in the Bible isn’t used the same way that we use it today? To be perfect, meant to be complete, or mature in your Faith. So, Paul’s message is that when someone is firm in their Faith, then they can understand the wisdom of God, otherwise, it is foolishness to them.

SPIRITUAL WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING TRUTH OF SPIRITUAL WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING SOURCE AND SPIRITUAL WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING INTENT

          It’s time to change our thinking from humanly to spiritual now. Everyone has a spirit. What is your spirit? Your spirit is the part of you that could be called your emotions or your feelings. Your spirit comes from God.

 Thus saith God the LORD, He that created the heavens,
and stretched them out; He that spread forth the earth,
and that which cometh out of it;
He that giveth breath unto the people upon it,
and spirit to them that walk therein.

 
          Many people think that the spirit and the soul are the same thing, but, your mind (the soul) is what controls your spirit. Your mind tells your feelings and emotions to act and react to things.

          Now, since you have a spirit, and you are one with God, then you have the Holy Spirit in you, so, you can understand the spiritual things of God (that would be the wisdom of God that Paul is talking about). Keep in mind that we are made in God's image, and He sent the Holy Spirit to teach us truth.

SPIRITUAL WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING BLESSING BRINGING FORTH SPIRITUAL WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING HOPE AND SPIRITUAL WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING FAITH

Okay, now back to what Paul was saying about the things that God has prepared for those who love Him. Man cannot understand those things ...

But God has revealed them to us by His Spirit,
for the Spirit searches (discovers, knows) all things,
yes, the deep things of God.
For what man knows the things of a man,
except the spirit of man which is in him?
Even so the things of God knows no man,
but the Spirit of God.