Open Heaven 12 June 2020: [Sunday] – Understanding God
Memorise: 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. 1st Corinthians
2:14
Read: 1st Corinthians 2:11-16 (KJV)
11 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.
12 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.
13 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.
14 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.
15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he
himself is judged of no man.
16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may
instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.
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Message:-
“And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of
the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see,
and hearing they might not understand.”
Open Heaven 12 June 2020 – Understanding God
Many
people of the world think they understand spiritual things. They look at the
things that we do and start to judge. They tell us that we are not doing it
right; they even go to the extent of trying to teach us how God wants us to do
things. How do they know the mind of God when they themselves are living
outside His will? Just as started in Luke 8:10 above, the things of God are
parables to them. They can look, but cannot see them; they can hear, but cannot
understand. They can read the Bible but cannot comprehend it because the letter
killeth, but it is the Spirit that gives understanding (Isaiah 11:2). 1st
Corinthians 2:11 says:
Open Heaven 12 June 2020: [Sunday] – Understanding 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.”
No one
can understand the mind of God except through the Holy Ghost, so anyone who
does not have the Spirit cannot know His mind.
Being
a mathematician, when I heard about the principle of tithing, it made no sense
to me. 100% of my salary was not enough to cover my expenses for the month,
talk less of the remaining 90% after the tithe was paid. I however decided to
try it and amazingly, I had more than enough to see me through the month.
Open Heaven 12 June 2020 Sunday: Key Point
When
next you hear unbelievers condemn the principles of God, don’t bother arguing with
them; just say the truth you know and move on. Pray that they should encounter
Christ and also have the Spirit of God within them so they can understand the
ways of God too.
Key Point
Someone who is not a member of your clan cannot
understand your family culture. Don’t argue with them, just keep doing what the
Bible says.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional Lessons was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God,
one of the largest evangelical Churches in
the world and also the President of Christ
the Redeemer's Ministries.
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