Old Testament Scripture Reading: Isaiah 40:10 – 15 (KJV)
Isa 40:10 Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.
Isa 40:11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.
Isa 40:12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Isa 40:13 Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him?
Isa 40:14 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?
Isa 40:15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
New Testament Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 2:9 – 16 (KJV)
1Co 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
1Co 2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
1Co 2:11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
1Co 2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
1Co 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
1Co 2:14 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.
1Co 2:15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
1Co 2:16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
Transforming Power Facts:
1) Isaiah (among all other OT writers) states that God’s knowledge is the very highest, and is immeasurably beyond that of any; there are NONE that are qualified to give Him advise, nor are there any who even approach His impeccable wisdom as displayed through the things He has made, which testify to His Glory!
2) The Apostle Paul denies using “personal knowledge and wisdom” to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ, but on the other hand, he emphasizes that it is the Spirit of God Who testifies to the believer the truthfulness of the realities of the Word of the living God, Who Himself imparts “The Things God’s People Know” to everyone who trusts in Christ Jesus, Who continues as our personal trainer for everyday life!
3) In conclusion, let us each pray about developing a greater reliance upon the content of what God has said in His comprehensive Word, The Holy Bible, and allow God the Holy Spirit to administer the truths of it, directly to every circumstance of our daily lives, with a view toward escalating outreach to others more and more as we continue to walk by faith and not by sight, in “The Things God’s People Know”!