God is under no obligation to reveal himself.  He is a person and he is sovereign. As a person he thinks in ways that are not always clear to those who are not in the know.  For example, is it God’s judgment on an increasingly godless nation that causes England to play so badly in the World Cup Finals?  God in his infinite wisdom sees things differently than we do and sometimes his reasons are beyond us.  The spiritual man sees beyond these temporal tournaments because he has the mind of Christ and has better things to do with his time.  Such dismal performances by England remind us of our priorities.  (My friend and I just vented on the phone – so much of this is written tongue in cheek.  The point that it illustrates is somewhat valid, though:  The spiritual mind, informed by God, has a different perspective on life).

1 Corinthians 2:11-16

¹¹For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man’s spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. ¹²We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. ¹³This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.^{[c] 14}The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. ¹⁵The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man’s judgment:
 ¹⁶“For who has known the mind of the Lord
      that he may instruct him?”^[d] But we have the mind of Christ.

Questions

1. Noone knows the thoughts of God excpet whom?
2. With what spirit is the Spirit that is from God contrasted?
3. What doesn’t the man without the Spirit accept?
4. Do you sense the Spirit giving you insight?
5. What does the Spirit tell you about your life?

Going Deeper

Which people do you know who seem to know God?  How could you spend more time growing in their company.  Make a plan.