23/02/2025
SEEK TO KNOW THE MIND AND THE WILL OF GOD
1Corinthians 2:9 But as it is written, "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard," nor has it entered into the heart of man, "the things which God has prepared for those who love Him."
10 But God has revealed them to us by His Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, yea, the deep things of God.
11 For who among men knows the things of a man except the spirit of man within him? So also no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.
12 But we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit from God, so that we might know the things that are freely given to us by God.
13 These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
The Holy Scriptures have many references to the Mind of God. Therefore, God has a mind and a Will. Now, it goes without saying that all genuine children of God should have deep interest in knowing the mind of God because that is the only way to understand Him and His expectations for us. It is important to note that God is so great that no man can have capacity to fully understand Him. However, we can strive to have a glimpse so that we can walk in His ways.
The opening scriptures above state that the Spirit of God searches the deep things or the mind of God. This implies that one key way to know the mind of God is to embrace His Spirit (Holy Spirit), Who is freely given to believers. Therefore, walking in the Spirit can help us in a big way to understand the Mind of God. But, it is notable that God’s thoughts are far above human thoughts.
Isaiah 55:8 For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor your ways My ways, says the LORD. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.
Key facts to note about the mind of God are:
• He has good thoughts for humanity. He created us in His image, and He loves us. That is why He came up with the plan of redemption after man sinned and God separated from Him. Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
• His thoughts are much higher than our human thoughts as we have seen in Isaiah 55:8-9 above. So, no man can purport to be near or equal to God. He sees things differently and solves problems in the ways we least expect.
• His wisdom and knowledge are beyond human understanding. Romans 11:33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! That means we can rely on Him to give us wisdom and knowledge for every challenge we need to navigate.
• By relying on the Holy Spirit, we can have limited access to God’s Mind, as we saw in the opening scriptures above.
Now, coming to talk about God’s Will, the Bible has much to say about it. We can look at it in two ways:
1. God’s Will for all humanity. This is revealed by His meticulous plan for the redemption of the human race from satanic bo***ge so as to restore the broken relationship. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. This is the basis of the Great Commission by our Lord Jesus Christ to preach to the whole world. Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
2. God’s personal Will or destiny for every person. The universal Will can only be fulfilled if every person plays His or her predestinated role. No person is on earth by mistake or accident. Every person has a special and unique God-assigned purpose. However, this purpose is not obvious. One has to seek God to understand it. Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Mind renewal is key to one discovering his or her purpose. This is because the devil does all he can to cloud our minds with selfishness and self-demeaning thoughts as we grow up. How to discover this personal will of God is a topic for another day.
I pray and trust that we shall all strive to understand God’s Mind and His divine will for us corporately and individually. This will go a long way in helping us live more meaningful and fulfilling Christian lives.
I wish you a blessed day and a God-seeking week ahead. Shalom.
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