2Corinthians 5:17-18 (Amplified) says, "Therefore, if any person is (ingrafted) in Christ Jesus (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old (previous moral and spiritual condition) has passed. Behold, the fresh and new has come. But all things are from God, Who through Jesus Christ reconciled us to Himself (received us into favor, brought us into harmony with Himself) and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation (that by word and deed we might aim to bring others into harmony with Him)."
Proverbs 4:7 (Amplified) says, "The beginning of Wisdom is, get Wisdom (skillful and Godly Wisdom) (For skillful and Godly Wisdom is the principal thing) and with all you have gotten, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation)."
The new creation family endured struggles and trials, trying to understand who we are and what we are. Many Christians who truly love God, have struggled to understand the reality of our salvation and what it really means, on this side of death. In this natural realm, it's been difficult to understand some of the things we read in the Word or hear from the pulpit. Many differing ideas and opinions have been preached, written and determined by many well meaning people.
We've come up with our own ideas of God and His plan for His family, because of a lack of wisdom and the discernment of spiritual things. Having little understanding of Who He is and His view of who He has made us to be, we've mostly failed in our understanding of the new creation. We've tried applying man's wisdom to spiritual things and have come up empty in that learning. Our natural (carnal) way of thinking and our not understanding of the renewing of our minds, has led to failure so many times, that many have simply stopped trying.
When airplanes were first introduced into the world, many believed it could never work and laughed at their creator's failed attempts to fly. The components and elements used in the creation of airplanes were always here in the earth, but we never had the wisdom needed to make them work. Airplanes could have flown in the eighteen hundreds or the nineteen hundreds, if someone had dreamed it and held the determination to accomplish that dream.
When we're birthed into our natural lives, we have no understanding of the natural things in life. We couldn't talk, walk, dress or feed ourselves, drive a car of count to ten. It required understanding, earthly wisdom and plenty of determination, to become the persons we are today. We failed time after time when learning to walk, but we were determined to accomplish this task and it's now a simple part of life we take for granted. At one time though, this was a great challenge for us. We proceeded to learn one thing at a time, about our natural lives. We passed things we learned onto our family and they progressed into even more learning and wisdom. We've gone from the telegraph that seemed unfathomable to many in their day, to today's smart phones. All this came from wisdom and not always the wisdom of man, but the emergence of God's Wisdom through man. This Wisdom was mostly kept in the natural realm of our lives and was used to enhance the way we now live.
For those who are unable to accept the way man's determined our spiritual lives to be, this Wisdom is still available. Proverbs 4:7 (Amplified) tells us, "Get Wisdom, and get understanding." We have Wisdom in Christ Jesus, made available to us, according to 1Corinthians 1:30 (Amplified) which says, "But it is from Him that you have your life in Christ Jesus, Whom God made our Wisdom from God (revealed to us a knowledge of the Divine plan of salvation previously hidden, manifesting itself as) our righteousness (thus making us in right standing with God); and our consecration (making us pure and holy) and our Redemption (providing our ransom from eternal penalty for sin)."
By grace in Christ Jesus, we've been granted this Proverbs kind of Wisdom and by the Holy Spirit, we also have access to the understanding of this Wisdom. If the new creation could be determined to discern the things of the Spirit, as the natural man has been to learn the things of the natural world, then we could and will grow in the understanding our our new creation life in Christ.
We came to an understanding by man's wisdom, that "God doesn't want us to know the secret things of the Kingdom," and we stopped trying to grow in Wisdom. If we had done this in the natural realm, then we would still be living in the Dark Ages and we wouldn't have the modern day things we take for granted. Men who invented electricity, space travel, cures for deadly diseases were mocked and ridiculed by others around them, but once their inventions were proven to the people, they became part of our everyday life. Man was created to excel and grow and create, as was the first Adam and the Last Adam.
When we become determined to know God and the new Life in the Spirit, like we have been in the natural, then we will can can step into a reality that will set mankind free. That's what the new creation were called and born to do. We can't set the spirits free with carnal wisdom and might, but only by God's Wisdom and might.
Proverbs 3:15-21 (Amplified) says, "Skillful and Godly Wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you can wish for is to be compared to her. Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are highways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of Life to those who lay hold of her and (happy, blessed, fortunate, to be envied) is everyone who holds her fast." Verses 19-21 go on, "The Lord by skillful and Godly Wisdom has founded the earth, by understanding He has established the Heavens. By His knowledge the deeps were broken up, the skies distill the dew. My Son, let them not escape from your sight, but keep sound and Godly Wisdom and discernment."
This Wisdom, is the same Wisdom that has been granted to us in Christ Jesus, the Word. We might never create another world or universe by this Wisdom, but we can certainly change the course of our lives and the lives of others by it. Of course, we will make mistakes while we're learning how to walk in this new creation and we will meet opposition, but the first airplane didn't fly, the first light bulb didn't work...they were starting points to grow from. It might not work the first time you lay hands on someone for healing, but we must try again and listen for Wisdom to guide us. You probably weren't successful at tying your shoes initially either When we become as determined and constant in our discerning of our new creation, as we are in the natural, then "All things are possible for those who believe." We've settled for less than our Father created us to be and mankind has suffered because of it. If we've been as determined to seek His Wisdom as we have been at seeking man's wisdom, then we would certainly know much more about who we are, than we currently do.
God has made secret things known to us and we need His understanding of His Wisdom, in order to operate in them. Everything we know in this natural realm, we came to do so by constantly trying, until we were successful. Why then, do we stop at the first failure in the new Kingdom attempt? This is a maturing process in the new creation. We begin as babies, but we don't remain babies. Toddlers fall and sometimes get discouraged, when they're learning to walk, but they don't quit.
We will become more confident in our ability in Him and will become more bold in our new life. After all, it is "He Who leads us in these paths of righteousness." He has invested His Own Life and Spirit in us, so how can we fail? Jesus said it "Is the Father in Me, Who does the work."
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