How many times do Christians quote Isaiah 55:8, to release themselves from their responsibilities as sons of God and to grow up and become like Jesus Christ and do His works? Many times they say: “We can never become like Him, because God’s thoughts are higher than our thoughts and God’s ways are higher than our ways.” But is that true? In what context did God speak these words? What does the Bible say about God’s thoughts and our thoughts? What are God’s thoughts?
God has given power to become sons of God
ແຕ່ເປັນຈໍານວນຫຼາຍທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບພຣະອົງ, ໃຫ້ເຂົາເຈົ້າມີອຳນາດທີ່ຈະກາຍເປັນບຸດຂອງພຣະເຈົ້າ, ແມ່ນແຕ່ກັບຜູ້ທີ່ເຊື່ອໃນພຣະນາມຂອງພຣະອົງ: ທີ່ເກີດ, ບໍ່ແມ່ນເລືອດ, ຫຼືຄວາມປະສົງຂອງເນື້ອໜັງ, ຫຼືຄວາມປະສົງຂອງມະນຸດ, ແຕ່ຂອງພຣະເຈົ້າ (ຈອນ 1:12-13)
Ofcourse God is God and He always remains God and we can never take God’s place, but God has given us power to become His sons in Jesus Christ and to walk as His sons on this earth. ພະເຍຊູກ່າວ, that we can never be above Him, but that we can become like Him.
ພວກສາວົກບໍ່ໄດ້ຢູ່ເຫນືອນາຍຂອງລາວ, ທັງຜູ້ຮັບໃຊ້ຫລືຜູ້ຮັບໃຊ້ເຫນືອພຣະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າ. ມັນພຽງພໍສໍາລັບສານຸສິດທີ່ລາວເປັນແມ່ຂອງລາວ, ແລະຜູ້ຮັບໃຊ້ຄືກັບຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າຂອງລາວ (ມັດທາຍ 10:24-25, ລູກາ 6:40)
If Jesus is your Lord and Master, then He has promised you, that you can become like Jesus and walk, just as Jesus walked on this earth as son of God. But you have to look for the things, ເຊິ່ງຢູ່ຂ້າງເທິງແລະບໍ່ແມ່ນຢູ່ເທິງແຜ່ນດິນໂລກ.
The thoughts of the old man are not God’s thoughts
ສໍາລັບຄວາມຄິດຂອງຂ້ອຍບໍ່ແມ່ນຄວາມຄິດຂອງເຈົ້າ, ທັງທາງຂອງເຈົ້າບໍ່ແມ່ນທາງຂອງຂ້ອຍ, ພຣະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າ. ເພາະສະຫວັນສູງກວ່າແຜ່ນດິນໂລກ, ທາງຂອງເຮົາກໍສູງກວ່າທາງຂອງເຈົ້າ, ແລະຄວາມຄິດຂອງຂ້ອຍຫຼາຍກວ່າຄວາມຄິດຂອງເຈົ້າ (ເອຊາຢາ 55:8)
ເອຊາຢາ 55:8 refers to the ungodly in verse 7. It was also related to the mercy and goodness of God, to God’s redemptive work, and to the thoughts of the ຜູ້ຊາຍ Carnal ເກົ່າ, who is spiritually dead and is led by his flesh.
That’s why the carnal mind and carnal thoughts of the old man, which are dominated by the flesh will never become equal to the mind of God, but will always strive against God’s mind, ຄວາມຄິດຂອງພຣະເຈົ້າ, ແລະ ຄວາມປະສົງຂອງພະເຈົ້າ. Because the flesh and the spirit always strive against each other.
The flesh and the spirit can never become a unity. That’s because evil is present in the flesh and in the unrepented heart of the old carnal man. And we all know that an unrepented heart produces evil thoughts and evil works.
An unrepented heart is selfish, ເຕັມໄປດ້ວຍຄວາມພາກພູມໃຈ, ທີ່ດື້ດ້ານ, and shall never be able to submit to God, ພຣະເຢຊູ, ແລະພຣະວິນຍານບໍລິສຸດ.
ແລະພຣະອົງ (ພຣະເຢຊູ) ວ່າ, That which cometh out of the man, that defiles the man. ສໍາລັບຈາກພາຍໃນ, ອອກຈາກຫົວໃຈຂອງຜູ້ຊາຍ, ດໍາເນີນການຄວາມຄິດທີ່ຊົ່ວຮ້າຍ, ການຫລິ້ນຊູ້, ການນັດຕະກອນ, ການຄາດຕະກໍາ, ການລັກ, ຄວາມໂລບ, ຄວາມຊົ່ວ, ການຫຼອກລວງ, ເຮັດເປັນຕາຕະລົວ, ຕາຊົ່ວຮ້າຍ, ການຫມິ່ນປະຫມາດ, ຄວາມພູມໃຈ, ຄວາມໂງ່ຈ້າ: ສິ່ງຊົ່ວຮ້າຍທັງໝົດເຫຼົ່ານີ້ມາຈາກພາຍໃນ, ແລະເຮັດໃຫ້ຜູ້ຊາຍເປັນມົນທິນ (ເຄື່ອງຫມາຍ 7:20:23).
The spirit of the fallen man is dead
ແຕ່ຊາຍທໍາມະດາໄດ້ຮັບສິ່ງຂອງຂອງພຣະວິນຍານຂອງພຣະເຈົ້າ: ເພາະວ່າພວກເຂົາໂງ່: ທັງລາວບໍ່ສາມາດຮູ້ຈັກເຂົາເຈົ້າ, ເນື່ອງຈາກວ່າພວກເຂົາເຈົ້າໄດ້ຖືກພິຈາລະນາທາງວິນຍານ (1 ໂກລິນໂທ 2:14)
ເນື່ອງຈາກວ່າຄວາມຈິງ, that the spirit of fallen man is dead, ຮ້າຍແຮງ (ຜູ້ເຖົ້າ) is not able to receive nor comprehend and understand the things of the Spirit and the Kingdom of God. The spiritual things of the Kingdom of God are foolishness to the fallen man, and that’s why fallen man always rebels against the commandments of God.
ໃນສັນຍາເກົ່າ, the spiritual things only became understandable, when the Spirit of God came upon man, like for example with the prophets.
The spirit of the new man
But through the perfect ວຽກງານການໄຖ່ ຂອງພຣະເຢຊູຄຣິດ, everyone who would believe on Jesus Christ and made Jesus Lord over their lives has been given power to become in Him a new creation; ພະບຸດຂອງພະເຈົ້າ. ບຸກຄົນທຸກຄົນ, who will believe and be ບັບຕິສະມາ ໃນລາວ, will die in Him and lay down the flesh of the fallen man (ຜູ້ຊາຍອາຍຸ carnal), and the spirit of the new man will be raised in Him from the dead. The spirit cannot be raised from the dead, until the flesh has died.
The baptism with the Holy Spirit doesn’t mean that the Spirit of God will come occasionally upon man, as with the old carnal fallen man.
The Holy Spirit will not come and go, but the Holy Spirit will come and abide in the new man.
The new man is the habitation of the Holy Spirit.
The spirit of the new man has become alive and through the abiding of the Word and the Holy Spirit, the new man is able to get to know God’s will and God’s thoughts and walk according to God’s will and God’s thoughts, ຄືກັນກັບພຣະເຢຊູ, ໃຜເປັນລູກຫົວປີຂອງການສ້າງໃຫມ່.
By doing God’s will, the new man shall walk as a son of God after ຄວາມປະສົງຂອງພະເຈົ້າ.
ຄວາມຄິດຂອງພຣະເຈົ້າກາຍເປັນຄວາມຄິດຂອງເຈົ້າ
ແຕ່ຕາມທີ່ໄດ້ຂຽນໄວ້, ເບິ່ງບໍ່ເຫັນ, ບໍ່ໄດ້ຍິນ, ບໍ່ໄດ້ເຂົ້າໄປໃນຫົວໃຈຂອງມະນຸດ, ສິ່ງທີ່ພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ຕຽມພ້ອມສໍາລັບພວກເຂົາທີ່ຮັກລາວ. ແຕ່ພຣະເຈົ້າໄດ້ເປີດເຜີຍພວກເຂົາກັບພວກເຮົາໂດຍພຣະວິນຍານຂອງພຣະອົງ: ເພາະພຣະວິນຍານຄົ້ນຫາທຸກສິ່ງ, ແມ່ນແລ້ວ, ສິ່ງທີ່ເລິກເຊິ່ງຂອງພຣະເຈົ້າ. ເພາະສິ່ງທີ່ມະນຸດຮູ້ເລື່ອງຂອງມະນຸດ, ຊ່ວຍປະຢັດຈິດໃຈຂອງມະນຸດທີ່ຢູ່ໃນລາວ? ເຖິງ ແມ່ນ ວ່າ ສິ່ງ ຂອງ ພຣະ ເຈົ້າ ບໍ່ ມີ ຜູ້ ໃດ ຮູ້, ແຕ່ພຣະວິນຍານຂອງພຣະເຈົ້າ. ດຽວນີ້ພວກເຮົາໄດ້ຮັບແລ້ວ, ບໍ່ແມ່ນວິນຍານຂອງໂລກ, ແຕ່ວິນຍານທີ່ເປັນຂອງພະເຈົ້າ; ວ່າພວກເຮົາອາດຈະຮູ້ສິ່ງທີ່ຖືກມອບໃຫ້ແກ່ພວກເຮົາຈາກພຣະເຈົ້າ (1 ໂກລິນໂທ 2:9-12)
ສໍາລັບຜູ້ທີ່ໄດ້ຮູ້ຈັກຈິດໃຈຂອງພຣະຜູ້ເປັນເຈົ້າ, ເພື່ອຈະສັ່ງສອນລາວ? ແຕ່ພວກເຮົາມີຈິດໃຈຂອງພຣະຄຣິດ (1 ໂກລິນໂທ 2:16)
The more time you spend in the Word and abide in Him and be occupied with the things, that are above, ບ່ອນທີ່ພຣະເຢຊູຄຣິດນັ່ງຢູ່, the more your mind and your thoughts will be renewed and will become like God’s way of thinking.
You shall get the mind of Christ and shall walk after the ຂອງພຣະເຈົ້າ, ເຊິ່ງກໍ່ແມ່ນ ຄວາມປະສົງຂອງພຣະເຢຊູ. ພຽງແຕ່ຜ່ານຄໍາສັບເທົ່ານັ້ນ, you shall get to know the Father and will God’s thoughts become your thoughts and God’s ways become your ways.
‘ຈົ່ງເປັນເກືອຂອງແຜ່ນດິນໂລກ’
