Out of My Mind

Whisper of God
And the LORD told him: “Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king.
1 Samuel 8:7 NIV

Observation
Then nation of Israel rejected Samuel's sons and asked for a king to rule over them like other nations. God told Samuel that this was not a personal rejection of Samuel and his family, but instead was the result of the people's continual rejection of God as their Lord and Master.
In 1 Corinthians 2:12 Paul writes -
   “Who has known the mind of the Lord
   so as to instruct him?”
   But we have the mind of Christ.
It is amazing that God has given us understanding that is beyond human comprehension or ability. God will make known to us His mind, His thoughts because through the Spirit we have the mind of Christ. Yet even so we are so much like the people of Israel. We try to tell God what we think is best, what God should or should not do. As Israel asked for a king we will exalt ourselves above God thinking that we know what what we cannot know apart from God. Dare we so reject God?

Real Life Application
I must be careful not to fall into the trap of thinking I know what is best; I have been given the mind of Christ but must wholeheartedly depend upon the Lord and not human wisdom.

Day's Prayer
Lord Jesus I thank you for the wisdom You give by Your Holy Spirit. Forgive me when I confuse Your wisdom with mine. Forgive me for being impulsive and too quick to act when I should wait for You to make known to me what is really on Your mind and the direction I should follow. Give me patience to wait and know the mind of Christ.