The Mind of Christ

Have you ever read something in the Bible and wondered if anyone else has discovered what you just read? These last few days I’ve been reading 1 Corinthians 2 and am continually blown away. Paul talks about how he came to the Corinthians not with big, powerful sermons but “in demonstrations of the Spirit and of power, that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God” (2:4-5). People didn’t understand this, which is why they crucified Jesus. Then get this. “’What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him’- These things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.” Did you catch that? God reveals to us, through the Holy Spirit, the things that were hidden. We can know the things which God prepared for those who love Him.

Before Jesus came, we were not able to understand or know what God has prepared for those who love Him. The Holy Spirit was not freely given to all men. After Jesus went back into heaven, God sent the Holy Spirit to be with us forever (Jn 14:16, Ac 1-2). One of the Holy Spirit’s names is Helper (Jn 14:26). He teaches us how to be more like Jesus and shows us things previously hidden. “We have the mind of Christ” (1 Cor 2:16). We can know things God has prepared for us. By having a relationship, by spending time with God, talking with Him, we get to know His heart and He gets to know ours. Have you ever thought about that? God wants to know us.

I was at a prayer training and we were talking about identity and worth. Did you know there is a throne in heaven with your name on it? There is a seat at the wedding banquet of the Lamb with your name on it. If you aren’t sitting there, no one is. It is your place and if you aren’t there, we all miss out. There is a uniqueness to the way God created you and if you aren’t there, we all miss out. God created the Church to be a body, and if a toe or arm is missing, we all miss out. You have a place. You are needed. God created you with purpose and He loves you. We can ask Him what our purpose is. We can ask for wisdom and revelation. We have the mind of Christ. We have the Holy Spirit who reveals God’s plan and heart to us. All we have to do is ask.

Dare to ask God what His heart is for you. He is a good and loving Father who loves to spend time with His children.