1 Corinthians 2:12 -- Know Who You Are!

 

1 Corinthians 2:12

 

NKJV

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.

 

NLT

And we have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.

 

It’s been a weird couple of weeks, and I am guilty of not accepting what God has given me because I’m lazy and I didn’t like it.  But you reach a point where you must submit, which is a day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute choice.  So…

 

The verse today says we have received God’s Spirit, the Holy Spirit, so we can know the things God has given us freely.  To often, though, I (we) tend to fall into the trap of not actualizing this.  It doesn’t become real because we don’t pursue it.  One of the synonyms (big word here!) for actualize is to fulfil.  Think about that for a minute.  Along with the saving grace of Jesus Christ, God gave the Holy Spirit to fulfil us. 

 

To me, to be fulfilled by the Holy Trinity is to be free from fear (Romans 8:15, For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!"); to know that God chose me (1 Cor 1:27, But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.) and that I am anointed (1 John 2:27, And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.)

 

I am encouraged today to lean in; to understand that we’re not all in the same place spiritually.  We grow and change as we pursue Christ.  Every believer does not have equal spiritual wisdom; every believer will not understand all spiritual mysteries.  But we can all understand the basics.  If you find yourself a little lost (as I was this past couple of weeks), lean into the basics (John 3:16).  Then continue to pursue Christ so that you gain that revelational wisdom.

 

Who I am,

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