Every age and culture have prevailing forms of wisdom by which people live. Though these may seem better than what has come before, history shows that none have lasted because none can solve man’s fundamental problems of sin and death. God’s wisdom is different. God hid his wisdom for a time but had always determined to reveal it for our glory (7). To those who love God, God has revealed his glorious wisdom by the Holy Spirit. God’s wisdom is the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Only a person’s spirit knows a person’s thoughts. In the same way only God’s Spirit knows God’s thoughts and wisdom. God’s Spirit revealed the gospel through Jesus. God’s Spirit opens our hearts and minds to understand and receive the gospel. Paul’s emphasis on God’s Spirit was to help the Corinthians – and us – to understand that the gospel is not a manmade story but God’s revelation. Paul and the other apostles did not teach human wisdom but God’s wisdom. The Corinthians had accepted the gospel only through the Spirit (14), not by any human means.

We have accepted the gospel only by the work of the Holy Spirit. Depend on God’s Spirit as you meditate on God’s word and share it with others.
Application: Father, thank you for revealing the gospel to me through your Spirit. Work in hearts today.
One Word: Spirit-taught words