"You must be theodidacti, that is, taught of God, not of men" - Zwingli
The first few chapters of 1 Corinthians emphasizes this, that the wonderful truth of the knowledge of Christ, the power and wisdom of God, is foolishness to the world. But it is the wisdom of man that is folly.
"'The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.' So let no one boast in men. For all things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future--all are yours, and you re Christ's, and Christ is God's." (1 Corinthians 3:20-23)
We have a God who teaches man, whose Spirit enters into our souls, and writes His very Word upon our hearts. For His glory, He has given us every thing: the Word of God is yours. The mysteries of salvation are yours. The life work and loving care of Paul, and the Apollos' and Cephas' of your life, are yours. The blood of countless martyrs is yours. The world, life, death, all things present, and all the future, yours. The flesh and blood of Christ, are for you sinner. For what? All for the purpose of making you Christ's, to reconcile you to the Father, to the eternal glory and praise of His Holy Holy Holy name.
See how outrageously God works all things for you, that you may be taught to glory in Him. I haven't posted in a while, and for now what I can share is that I'm currently in a monumental season of my life where the Lord is working so clearly and comprehensively to bring me to my knees in worship of Him. How could He care about me so? How could He bother with such specific providences in time and emotions, except that it's not about me. How the Father must love the Son, how holy and pleasing is the Son to the Father, that I would be regarded within Christ as worthy of such grace upon grace upon grace.
Truly all things are mine, and I am Christ's, and Christ is God's.
