The Mind of Christ

"When we tell you this, we do not use words of human wisdom. We speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit's words to explain spiritual truths. But people who aren't Christians can't understand these truths from God's Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them because only those who have the Spirit can understand what the Spirit means. We who have the Spirit understand these things, but others can't understand us at all. How could they? For, "Who can know what the Lord is thinking? Who can give him counsel?" But we can understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ." 1 Cor. 2:12-16

Let me work backwards with this Scripture. We have the mind of Christ. Do we really know what that means? That must mean we are able to think as Christ thinks. Christ, the Son of God, God in flesh, our Lord and Savior--we have his mind?! Stop and dwell on that. My small brain cannot comprehend what this means, but working backwards I read something I can understand--something that I can even relate to. "We who have the Spirit understand these things, but others can't understand us at all."

This happens to me often. As I try to explain the things of God, I get blank stares. I get responses that seem as though the other person is having a different conversation than the one I am having. I get silence. I get questions. Don't misunderstand me; I am not saying I have it all figured out, in fact, I am saying that it is not ME at all who has anything figured out, but the Spirit who reveals it to me. Any time I talk about God, especially when it is about his attributes or the Doctrines of Grace, it is not me talking; it is the Spirit revealing truth to me about God and allowing me to speak with the MIND OF CHRIST.

I was just having a conversation with a friend the other day on this very subject. I said, "It's hard when your close friends or family are not believers because, in a sense, they don't truly know who you are in Christ. They don't understand what you're saying. They 'can't understand at all.' (v. 15) Although this may be discouraging at times, oh how encouraged we should be that we DO understand by the glorious grace of our Lord Jesus Christ!

I had a client come into work the other day. She was a believer. This is rare. Usually we have people come in who claim Christianity, yet have no idea who Christ is. But it was different with this woman. As I talked with her, I could feel the Spirit moving. Her Spirit said with mine, 'Yes, Christ is Lord,' as we talked. I asked if I could pray for her. She said yes and our treasured time in prayer began. I wasn't praying for her--the Spirit was praying for her and with her. She uttered multiple "yes, Lord's" and I could feel she understood the words coming from my mouth. When our time was complete, her countenance changed drastically from when she had come in earlier. She gave me two hugs, asked for Bibles for her family and any other spiritual resources we might have. Our fellowship with the Lord was genuine and we both parted feeling encouraged--all because we both have the mind of Christ and CAN understand. Wow. How glorious are the riches we have in Christ Jesus!

The more I read through the Scriptures, the more humbled I am in knowing I am not the one doing anything, but it is the Spirit within me. I stand in awe of a mighty God today, and ever day.