ISAIAH 40:13
"Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, or as his counselor taught him?"
This is a rhetorical question with an obvious answer. Of course, no one directs the Spirit of the Lord or serves as his counselor. By his nature, there is no god like our God, mighty in all ways, to include his foresight and foreknowledge in all aspects of wisdom. He is all knowing, and his plans are always right.
I like the way the Spirit is linked here as being inseparable from God. When we speak of our own spirits, we are talking about the essence of who we are inwardly. We speak of body and spirit or body and soul. We believe that while the body dies, the spirit is who we are and the spirit exists eternally.
Just like with us, the Spirit is God's essence, inseparable from whom God is. God and the Spirit are one. They are the same.
So what does this tell us, but that the Spirit which lives within the heart of every believer. The Spirit which communes with our spirits, the Spirit which knows the mind of Christ and speaks God's will into our lives, this same Spirit is surely God. However the Spirit is described, whether as of the crucified Christ, or the gift of the Father, or some other term, the Spirit is God in us.
So when the Spirit speaks to our hearts, know that God is speaking. When the Spirit reveals a path for our lives, know that the will of the one who cannot be directed or counseled shows his perfect way. When the Spirit offers God's wisdom, know that there has never been more sure advice.
Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, or as his counselor taught him? No one!
LORD JESUS
Lord, I thank you for the Spirit which is your essence and which now lives within me. There is no god like you, awesome in all ways, wise beyond all comprehension. Amen.
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