That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Paul is admonishing us not to think we can move in God by man’s wisdom, but only by the testimony of God. Our faith will, then, be steadfast in the Spirit because our spirit will never deny nor deceive us like the fleshy mind does. The Spirit will always manifest the will of God. We can always trust the Spirit of God. God has declared that we would make it if we obey Him. He will perform everything that He has said. Our faith must be in the testimony of God. It cannot be in what anyone has told us. The Spirit of God within us has borne witness with His Word. “We can trust what God has said.” We cannot trust our mind—it is subject to the emotions and passions of this flesh.
Our spirit, which is now one with God by the indwelling of the Holy Ghost, is not moved by its environment. It has only one purpose and motive. If we follow it, it will take us to glory: home to be with the Lord. If we deny it and decide to serve our own flesh, we will fall into damnation. When we deny the mind of Christ leadership, the fleshy mind will always make provisions to protect the flesh. The Spirit never makes provisions for flesh and is always willing to sacrifice (offer up) flesh. If we would learn to offer ourselves as a sacrifice for souls, we would see more people, even our loved ones, saved. If we do not offer the flesh as a sacrifice, or propitiation, we cannot be true intercessors.
We should be true intercessors for the whole world. We should be the guarantee that this world is introduced to Christ. Each of us should be willing to offer ourselves up for our nation. There are many, many souls who do not know God. He is looking for someone to stand for the nation: someone willing to die to this world for the sake of souls.
Ezekiel 22:30
And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
When we are willing to crucify our flesh and deny ourselves of the things flesh wants, we will see a demonstration of the power of God. This is not a hard thing, for the Holy Spirit is a comforter and will preserve peace within.
I Corinthians 2:6
Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
When Paul refers to those who are perfect, he is speaking to those who are born of God. The wisdom of this world means nothing to the Son of God. Many people have traveled from church to church looking for something. We would pray and tell God that there had to be more in Him than what we were getting. We would hear messages, but they were not feeding the inner man. Why was this? The messages that we were hearing were mixed with man’s doctrines and void of the wisdom of God. Worldly wisdom does not feed the new Adam, nor move him. The son lives by the testimony of God!! If you take that Word, the testimony of God from Him, He will begin to die.
A New Nature
Romans 2:13-14
13 For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.
14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
The Spirit provides us with a new nature. It is easy to obey God; just follow our nature. The Sons need only to do “by nature” the things they should. Iniquity and any unrighteousness do not feel good to the Son. This is because it is conflicting with our nature. This means that there is or should not be any struggle in the things we should do. Our struggling and stressing because of sin is unnecessary. We need to get up and walk in who we are. We must open our mind to things pertaining to God and godliness by listening to the leading of the Spirit. Do what feels good on the inside. Follow the lead of the Spirit even if it disturbs the outer man. We know we are doing the righteous thing when this outer man (flesh) is losing its influence and dying daily. We cannot say that we do not know what to do. If we say this, we make God a liar, because once we receive the Holy Ghost, we have no need for anyone to teach us what is good and what is evil.
I John 2:27
But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
The Holy Ghost, who is living in our conscience (our spirit), will accuse and excuse (Romans 2:15). He will convict us of sin. When our Spirit says “No,” we should say “No.” It is time for the sons to walk in their NEW NATURE. This is so hard for us because this mind has told us things that are not true. It has told us that it would make us somebody. It has promised us that we will never be humiliated because it will try to manipulate us out of every negative situation. We need to tell our mind to BE STILL. Tell yourself, “My body belongs to God and I am going to give it to Him.” This mind must be still, come out of the deception and agree with God. Realize that flesh profiteth nothing unless it is offered to God. If it is not offered up to Him, it will stand between you and God. This was the veil that Jesus rent.
Hebrews 10:20
By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
Remember, our abode is in the Holy of Holies. In God, in the Holy Ghost is the holy place. In God, we have His mind, His desires, His purpose and His nature. Talk to that mind. Let the fleshy mind know that it will obey God and no longer rob you of what God has for you. WE CANNOT WIN THE WORLD UNTIL WE WIN OUR OWN SOULS. Once we accept what God is saying and come into agreement with Him we secure our souls.
Chapter Reference and Resource
Romans 12:1-2
1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Now that we are born again it should be natural for us to walk in:
• Love
• Joy
• Peace
• Long-suffering
• Gentleness
• Goodness
• Faith
• Meekness
• Temperance
Which are all fruits of our new nature.
Philippians 3:3
For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
