8TH SEPTEMBER, 2024
PASTOR OLUBI JOHNSON
CAPTURING GOD’S THOUGHTS
1Corinthians 14:2 AMP
For one who speaks in an [unknown] tongue speaks not to men but to God, for no one understands or catches his meaning, because in the [Holy] Spirit he utters secret truths and hidden things [not obvious to the understanding].
Words are uttered thoughts, so when we speak in tongues as the Holy Spirit gives utterance, we are speaking God’s thoughts into the air around us (Act. 2:4; 1Cor. 14:2).
Firstly, we need to capture God’s thoughts so we will comprehend the spirit of Scripture, and not just the letter of Scripture (2Cor. 3:6).
Many scriptures are symbolic or allegorical, where the literal meaning does not capture the thought in God’s mind. That is why we need the Holy Spirit to give us the spirit of wisdom and revelation concerning the written Word of God.
Secondly, as we capture more and more of God’s thoughts, our mental capacity and sagacity will increase incredibly and so give us the ability of the mind of Christ (1Cor. 2:16), as exemplified in both Solomon (1Kgs. 4:29-34), and Daniel (Dan. 1:17, 20).
Daniel 1:20 KJV
And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
How then do we capture or get the mind of Christ?
A . Maintain an attitude of humility and meekness (Pro. 11:2).
B . Pray in tongues and travail or, groanings, at least one hour each day as a daily habit (Rom. 8:26; Lk. 9:23).
C . We capture God’s thoughts that we have spoken into the air in tongues and groanings or, travail, through the written Word by the leading and revelation of the Holy Spirit, as we read and meditate on the Word and listen to anointed, prophetic and apostolic preaching and teaching (1Cor. 2:13; Jn. 16:13).
So by humility, praying in tongues and travail and the written Word, we can capture God’s thoughts and have the mind of Christ!
1Corinthians 2:16 KJV
For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST.
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