Daily Devotion September 22

September 22: 1 Corinthians 2:6-8

KJV Key Verse: 1 Corinthians 2:7
7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

Devotion:
Our true understanding of the Bible does not come from other people or from the preachers who have gone before us. It does not come from kings, politicians or other people. Our true understanding comes from much deeper than that all; from God. We cannot hope to understand from where the wisdom actually is sourced until we know the wisdom personally. We can listen to the fancy words spoken by others, we can watch the fancy moves made by others and we do the fancy things others do, but the true knowledge and wisdom comes from learning from the source of wisdom.

“You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink” springs to mind (no pun intended). No matter how far we go as humans, we cannot hope to go further than being a “plain old human being” unless we start to learn from something greater than humankind. You can aspire to be greater than your teachers, but without wisdom, you will always be one step behind them. They will always be one step ahead of you because they are still teaching you.

When we become Christians, we invite a whole new Teacher and Guide into our lives. The Holy Spirit becomes our personal Guide and Teacher. Through Him we can gain understanding that goes far beyond normal human comprehension. But even as we learn from Him, there is so much more at hand we will not understand until we are able to leave our earthly bodies behind.

God has prepared something special for us. Something we cannot comprehend here, but something that we will enjoy when we get to heaven. His love for us means we have much more to come and a whole lot of time to learn it in.

Points to Ponder:
Do you go to a history lesson to learn about science?

Do you rely on The Holy Spirit?