Spirtual understanding.

"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."

1 Corinthians 2:14

Our opening scripture shows us that the natural man cannot know the things of the Spirit of God because they are spiritually understood. Because he cannot understand it, he cannot receive it. Therefore, the key to receiving is understanding. For instance, I understand giving and receiving. I know that when I sow my seed, there will definitely be a harvest. It is based on my understanding.

The natural man in our opening scripture is referring to the man that is governed by his thinking or natural reasoning. Such a man is not governed by the Word of God. There are lots of people whose thoughts are not governed by the Word of God. For instance, in Matthew 16:23 (ISV) when Jesus rebuked Peter, He said, "… "Get behind me, Satan! You are an offense to me, for you are not thinking God's thoughts but human thoughts!"" This shows us that the realm of the senses is where satan operates. So, if you are going to gain the victory over satan, you must learn to function from the Spirit.

The Bible says, "But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: …" Notice that the Bible did not say that the things of the Spirit of God are foolishness, they are not foolish, they are the wisdom of God, but it is foolishness to the natural man because he cannot think the way God thinks. For instance, the Bible says in 1 Corinthians 1:18, "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God." 1 Corinthians 1:25 says, "… the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men." The things of the Spirit of God that may look foolish to the natural man are the wisdom of God, while the things of the Spirit of God that look weak to the natural man are stronger than men. Always think and see things from God's perspective. This is consistent with the Word of God. That is how to walk consistently in the realm of the Spirit.

Instruction.

Please pray Ephesians 1:17 for yourself today.

For further study read:

Ephesians 1:17-19, Luke 24:45, 1 John 5:19-20.

Doing the Word

Think the thoughts of God by thinking in line with the Word of God.