The Mind Of The Lord

Mind of The Lord

This scripture is one that I have loved for many years as I am sure many of you have. It popped up on my TV screen while having piano worship playing on YouTube. So, I began thinking about these verses, and how they relate to believers today. Sometimes we read some scripture and not really think too deeply about it.

Isaiah was a prophet to the Hebrews directly, he also prophesied things related to us as the Church of Jesus Christ. Not everything that is in Isaiah can be related to the Church today. This is because our relationship with God is very different to that of the Hebrews of his day. Two very different covenants.

The Covenant of the Law, usually called the Old Covenant, was a covenant made between God and the chosen people, the Israelites and any other people who lived with them. It was the mind of God for the Chosen people and relates specifically to the promised prosperity for them living in the promised land of Canaan, (Israel).

The question is, can we know the mind and thoughts of God? It is truth that God’s thoughts and ways are higher than ours when we think in flesh in the natural. God thoughts are higher than ours when led by worldly wisdom and ideas of living and doing things.

But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. But he who is spiritual appraises all things, yet he himself is appraised by no one. For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he will instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2:14-16

This scripture tells us that we have the mind of Christ. How does this equate with the words of Isaiah? Isaiah was talking about the coming salvation of the world through the suffering servant Jesus. The only way that the people of the Hebrews got to know the thoughts of God was through a Spirit anointed prophet. That was under the Old Covenant.

The natural man! When we go by our natural thoughts and inclination, we do not accept the things of the Spirit, we cannot understand them. When we look at things, problems that we have to overcome from the natural stand point, then try to work them out through our own natural wisdom we restrict the power of the Spirit to work through us.

Under the New Covenant every one of us has the seal of the Holy Spirit in us, and the access to the baptism of the Holy Spirit. It is through the Spirit that we have the mind of Christ. We have the wisdom of God at the tip of our tongues, and in our souls, all we need to do is ask, and God will give His wisdom to us, freely, willingly and generously.

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. James 1:5-6

Sometimes we must trust the thoughts that come to us as the wisdom of God. It does not matter if that thought seems contrary to the way we think, or the world thinks that is the way forward.  If we are led by the Spirit sometimes, we will be led in what we think is strange to our natural minds. I think that is what it means that God’s thoughts and ways are higher than ours. God’s thoughts towards us are written in His word!

God’s desire is that we know God’s thoughts and ways in working out our lives, in every area of our lives. God’s desire is that we walk by the Spirit. When we do walk by the Spirit, we will not carry out the desires of the flesh. We will carry out the desires od the Spirit, and so, the desires of God for our lives, in each situation.

There are many instances in the Old Testament where men of God did things that seem strange to the natural mind. David, Samuel, Elijah, Elisha to name a few. Men that were anointed with the Spirit of God to do what seemed unnatural. They sought after God and did as the Spirit led.

But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. John 16:13 NASB1995

The words of Jesus talking about the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Whatever He hears, He will speak to us. In any situation that we face we can know the wisdom that we need. As James said sometimes, we will need to ask, in faith. As Christians we have access to the thoughts and ways of God in regard to things in our lives.

It is clearly God’s will for us to know the will of God. We should be proving what the will of God is by the renewing of our minds, as it says in Romans 12. One of the roles of the Holy is to reveal to us the will of God, the mind (thoughts) of God. When we are led by the Spirit sometimes, we do not know what to do until we have prayed. On top of that we have Jesus and the Holy Spirit interceding to the Father on our behalf. The Spirit that now lives within us will reveal the mind of the Lord to us for anything that we pray for.

Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father. Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it. “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. John 14:12-15

In that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you. Until now you have asked for nothing in My name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be made full. John 16:23-24

God’s Will is for us to know His mind, that we will know that we can ask anything in Jesus’ name knowing that we have asked according to the will of God.

He will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore, I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you. John 16:14-15

Be Blessed

Charlie