Spiritual Wisdom

 Spiritual Wisdom

March17, 2026

1 Corinthians 2:13-16 (NKJV) 

13 These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but whichthe Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know [them,] because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is [rightly] judged by no one. 16 For “who has known the mind of the LORD that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.

“Foolishness”. We can look around today and see lots and lots of teaching by natural men, that is rational men, and the Lord says that it is foolishness. True wisdom comes from the Spirit of God but cannot be discerned by the rational mind. The world today is in dire need of true wisdom.  Paul goes on in chapter 3 to talk about sectarianism in the church. Divisions between people continue to be a source of foolishness among the people. There are many teaching things today with the intent of dividing the populace. There are all sorts of reasons to be pro-Trump or anti-Trump; to be pro-Israel or anti-Israel; to be for the police to against the police, etc. It’s the devil’s strategy to divide people it is the wisdom of the Holy Spirit that seeks to bring unity. We desperately need that unity today. The forces of evil are readily apparent all around and so the people of God need to be unified in order to oppose evil and advocate for the good. But with all the sectarianism in the church today, we can’t even all agree on what is the good! Lord, teach us your ways and give us the mind of Christ that we can have true wisdom and unity to bring the word of the gospel to the nations.