"Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one's praise will come from God." (1 Corinthians 4:5)
Paul was called to be a servant and steward of the "mysteries of God," that is the wisdom of God which are known only by the Spirit of God, who dwells inside every believer. In fact Paul declared simply that in Christ, we have the "mind of Christ" which is the Spirit of God! (1 Corinthians 2:16) The main point here is that every person will have to stand before God, and He will expose the heart of everything that we have done, do or will do. God will expose the true counsel of the heart. As I read this verse, a question came to my mind, that is, "Who counsels your heart?" Do you counsel your own heart? Do you let others counsel your heart? Or do you let the Holy Spirit counsel your heart through the Living Word of God? The wisdom of the world is foolishness to God, and the wisdom of God is foolishness to the world, but in the end, which one is truly worth living for? We are so inundated with information in this world, but all this information is futile in light of eternity! So what is my point? Good question. My point is simple. Get direction from God every day. Get counsel, get instruction, get advice, get direction from the Holy Spirit through reading the Word. For there is coming a day when the Lord comes, and He will reveal the counsels of our hearts.
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