"THINGS OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD!"

1 Corinthians 2:14-16           (KJV)
"14 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.
15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ."

I have to remind myself, from time to time, that "THE WORLD" sees things through a different prism than I do. Their perspective is totally different than a person with "THE SPIRIT OF GOD" in their life. As a matter of fact, the bible says the things of GOD "are FOOLISHNESS unto him".

The elected officials of any government, not just the United States, can be especially frustrating.  The media seems to either promote, or demonize, the actions of the elected, depending on whether the elected are acting in accordance to how the media views things.  They can only tell what they see, just as Peter and John said in Acts 4:20 when it was written "For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard."  Scripture clearly states "neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned".  Maybe that is the reason the world thinks we are crazy!  They cannot "see" the "things of the Spirit of God"!

The world will view "the things of the Spirit of God" as foolishness, and I should not be so alarmed by that.  The Apostle Paul wrote the letter to the church at Corinth around 55AD, and things haven't changed a lot since. When we are "born again", our spirit has "the mind of Christ."  The "natural man" and GOD have always been at odds.  JESUS said in John 7:7 "The world cannot hate you; but ME it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil."  If we believers have "the mind of Christ" living inside us, the "natural man" is going to hate us.  That is why JESUS said in Matthew 5:44 to "Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you."

Thanks be to GOD, this corrupt, wretched world is only a temporary abode for us. My reservations have been booked, AND PAID FOR, in a resort unimaginable!  "But the natural man receiveth NOT the things of the Spirit of God"!  I pray if you cannot see the things of the Spirit of God, that you allow "the mind of Christ" into your life soon.