A Great Opportunity

The Mind of Christ.

The Apostle Paul tells us in I Corinthians chapter 2, “Now we have received…the Spirit who is from God that we might know the things freely given to us by God.” The Spirit of God dwells within us if we are truly born-again Christians. And since a person’s spirit knows every intimate part of that person, Paul deduces that we have the mind of Christ.

So what does this mean for us? It means that God has revealed His thoughts to us through the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Later Paul explains to the Corinthians that he did not preach to them out of his own wisdom and clever speech, but he let the Spirit work in their hearts. This is why the people were drawn to his teaching.

You have an opportunity to share the Lord’s thoughts with others. When a co-worker is telling you about how hard life has been for them, your first reaction is not to comfort them and tell them about God’s eternal love. But that is the Holy Spirit’s reaction, and you need to be ready to follow those feelings as they arise. We were put here to help others, so we must be ready to give help to those in need as the Spirit directs us. That is the mind of Christ.

To know God’s mind is like having a window into the inner-workings of the universe. This is why, “the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” Let’s take every opportunity that God gives us, and let’s apply His awesome mind to helping others.