*GOD'S HIDDEN WISDOM* *PASTOR CHRIS OYAHKILOME* *FRIDAY, 17TH JANUARY 2025* _*But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory (1 Corinthians 2:7-8).*_ The sacrifice of Jesus Christ was indeed a profound mystery. Satan, being a created being and not omniscient, couldn't have known the full significance of Christ's redemptive work. The Bible reveals this truth in 1 Corinthians 2:7-8, _*"But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory."*_ Here, "the princes of this world" were unaware of the ultimate purpose of Christ's sacrifice. If they had understood the depth and power of this mystery, they wouldn't have crucified Jesus. In John 12:31, Jesus refers to Satan as the "prince of this world," which aligns with the description of these world powers of darkness in the above verses. The ignorance of Satan and his principalities regarding the divine plan is a testament to the hidden wisdom of God. They didn't know that the crucifixion of Jesus would lead to the salvation of mankind. 1 Corinthians 2:9-11 further elaborates: _*"But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God."*_ Thanks be unto God that we know and understand the wisdom and mysteries of God; they're not hidden to us. Christ, the Bible says, has been made unto us wisdom from God (1 Corinthians 1:30), and we have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16). *PRAYER OF SALVATION* *“O Lord God, I believe with all my heart in Jesus Christ, Son of the living God. I believe He died for me and God raised Him from the dead. I believe He’s alive today. I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life from this day. Through Him and in His Name, I have eternal life; I’m born again. Thank you Lord, for saving my soul! I’m now a child of God. Hallelujah!”* *PRAYER* *Dear Father, I thank you for the wisdom hidden in your eternal plan and revealed to us through the Holy Spirit. l am grateful that Satan has no power over my thoughts and no access to the plans you have prepared for me. Thank you for the victory you've given me in Christ. I walk in the confidence of this knowledge, that I am secure in you, in Jesus' Name. Amen.* *FURTHER STUDY* *||* *1 Corinthians 2:9-11 AMPC* But, on the contrary, as the Scripture says, What eye has not seen and ear has not heard and has not entered into the heart of man, [all that] God has prepared (made and keeps ready) for those who love Him [who hold Him in affectionate reverence, promptly obeying Him and gratefully recognizing the benefits He has bestowed]. 10 Yet to us God has unveiled and revealed them by and through His Spirit, for the [Holy] Spirit searches diligently, exploring and examining everything, even sounding the profound and bottomless things of God [the divine counsels and things hidden and beyond man's scrutiny]. 11 For what person perceives (knows and understands) what passes through a man's thoughts except the man's own spirit within him? Just so no one discerns (comes to know and comprehend) the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. *||* *||* *1 Corinthians 1:30* But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: *||* *||* *1 Corinthians 2:12-16* Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. 13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. 16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. *||* *DAILY SCRIPTURE READING* || *1-Year Bible Reading Plan=>* Matthew 12:22-50 & Genesis 40-41 || *2-Year Bible Reading Plan📖=>* Matthew 7:1-12 & Genesis 17 *EXTRACT FROM: Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional*