Opinion / Religion
Speak the wisdom of God
05 Sep 2012 at 19:29hrs | Views
"Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought" (1 Corinthians 2:6).
The Apostle Paul in the verse above talks about two types of wisdom, the wisdom of God as distinguished from the wisdom of the world; man's wisdom. Man's wisdom is limited to that which his senses can perceive, and its domain of operation is the material world. This has limited man's communication to that which his senses can relate to in the world.
The wisdom of God on the other hand transcends the material world. It's the wisdom that calls things that be not as though they were (Romans 4:17). It is the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory (1 Corinthians 2:7). 1 Corinthians 2:12 says, "…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." Continuing in the thirteenth verse, it says, "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."
In the world, when a man comes up with a certain pain in the abdomen, man's wisdom diagnoses it and reports appendicitis. However, when the mature in Christ feels the same pain, in the same part of his body, even with the same diagnosis, he doesn't say, "I have appendicitis." No! His communication is different; because he's not taught by man's wisdom. Instead, he speaks in conformity with the Word of God and declares, "I've got the life of God in me."
The wisdom of God speaks life and health, based on the revelation of God's Word. Therefore, when a believer says, "I refuse to be sick," it's not so he won't get sick. Rather his confession is founded on the fact that the Word says, "…if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you" (Romans 8:11).
Confession:
The wisdom of God is at work in me. I refuse to base my opinions, judgments, and responses on sensory perceptions; I live by the Word, in the Word and through the Word! Therefore, my victory in life is guaranteed in the Name of Jesus. Amen.
The Apostle Paul in the verse above talks about two types of wisdom, the wisdom of God as distinguished from the wisdom of the world; man's wisdom. Man's wisdom is limited to that which his senses can perceive, and its domain of operation is the material world. This has limited man's communication to that which his senses can relate to in the world.
The wisdom of God on the other hand transcends the material world. It's the wisdom that calls things that be not as though they were (Romans 4:17). It is the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory (1 Corinthians 2:7). 1 Corinthians 2:12 says, "…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." Continuing in the thirteenth verse, it says, "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."
In the world, when a man comes up with a certain pain in the abdomen, man's wisdom diagnoses it and reports appendicitis. However, when the mature in Christ feels the same pain, in the same part of his body, even with the same diagnosis, he doesn't say, "I have appendicitis." No! His communication is different; because he's not taught by man's wisdom. Instead, he speaks in conformity with the Word of God and declares, "I've got the life of God in me."
The wisdom of God speaks life and health, based on the revelation of God's Word. Therefore, when a believer says, "I refuse to be sick," it's not so he won't get sick. Rather his confession is founded on the fact that the Word says, "…if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you" (Romans 8:11).
Confession:
The wisdom of God is at work in me. I refuse to base my opinions, judgments, and responses on sensory perceptions; I live by the Word, in the Word and through the Word! Therefore, my victory in life is guaranteed in the Name of Jesus. Amen.
Source - Petros Khumalo
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