Knowledge

So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. (I Corinthians 2:11 ESV)

 

Knowledge

 

I do not understand what people think.  I do not understand why people eat kale.  I do not understand why people do not like Star Trek.  I do not understand why people drive under the speed limit.  I do not understand why people have fish as pets.  I do not understand why people invade other countries, laugh at stupid jokes, enjoy bad television, or pay so much money for first class air-travel.

 

And even if you explain yourselves, I probably still will not understand.

 

Even though His thoughts are even more different than my thoughts, though, I can understand God.  Certainly not everything He thinks.  I do not understand His highest gracious thoughts, or His lower detailed thoughts.  But He, or His Spirit, explains the most important things to me. 

 

Things like salvation, sovereignty, joy, and love, all of which depend on Jesus.  His Spirit teaches me that “Jesus” is the answer to every problem. His Spirit teaches me that even those questions that I still do not yet understand have an answer, and that answer is, “Jesus.” 

 

We are peculiar, we have knowledge.