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CHAPTER 2 (ESV)
10 these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. 11 For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. 13 And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.
14 The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. 15 The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. 16 “For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
REFLECTION:
- Are there some non-Christians around me who don’t know God and refuse God’s message? No matter how smart they are, it’s difficult for them to understand the meaning of Christ’s salvation. They may often think my decision to follow Christ is foolish.
- How do I face these people, especially my family and relatives?
PRAYER:
May God grant me a gentle heart and a peaceful spirit, to obediently follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit and not cause the Holy Spirit to worry. May God give me a spiritual discernment, to see through all things amidst the worldly glamour and noise. May God make my spirit wise as a serpent and innocent as a dove, so that in my daily life, I can convey God’s love to my family and friends.
HYMN:
Show Us Christ – youtu.be/YN3QCV9T5QA
