Wisdom and Understanding
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace that he richly poured out on us with all wisdom and understanding. Ephesians 1:7-8, CSB
So I had been praying asking God for knowledge, wisdom and understanding. I told God that I wanted to see past the obvious. I wanted to understand his word in a greater and deeper way. It is so amazing how God will answer your prayer. A few Sundays later at church our Bishop taught on “What God Has Joined Together.” He started the message with this scripture, Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. We all, with unveiled faces, are looking as in a mirror at the glory of the Lord and are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory; this is from the Lord who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:17-18, ESV Which he immediately started with how do we see ourselves?
This scripture reminds us that where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom and in him we are free. We see with unveiled faces looking as in a mirror, because the vail of darkness is gone truth is revealed. We look in the mirror at the glory of the Lord because his Spirit lives within us. Scripture says, “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? We are not our own. 1Corinthians 6:19, NIV
Instantly when we accepted Christ as our personal savior we were changed. Change does not occur because we decided to stop fornication, being idolaters, or adulterers, or abusers or thieves, or covetous, or drunkards, or revilers, or extortioners. We were changed because we are washed, we are sanctified, and are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
God was teaching me that I did not lack wisdom or understanding, it was that I was not looking at myself correctly. I was seeing myself with the veil on and not how Christ had changed me. I am transformed from the inside out. When we keep our focus on what we were, we remove ourselves from the position of where we are with Christ. He has already poured out on me all wisdom and understanding! I needed to change how I saw myself and to speak his word over my life. I have all the wisdom and understanding I need! I just have to believe what he has already done! We are complete with everything we need to go deeper in him. We just have to believe his word!
Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11
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