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The Ministry of the Holy Spirit in Prayer – Part 3

Praying the Mind of Christ

Central truth: Whatever heaven represents to us as Jesus our intercessor, the Holy Spirit represents heaven to us as Jesus our intercessor.

We must understand that by praying in the Spirit we become demonstrators of the Spirit and power because our faith is in the wisdom that the Holy Spirit carries within us. It is interesting that by wisdom, the earth was founded. Which means in wisdom was everything. Everything that what was needed for creation was found in wisdom – it just needed to be spoken!

Now those who have been perfected and matured by this wisdom are anointed with such authority and dominion that the rulers of satan’s domain have been brought to naught [1 Cor. 2:6] – useless, unemployed, inactivate, inoperative, deprived of force to have any influence, power, to annul, abolish, to terminate to have any further efficiency, that every plan, every thought, every purpose has been rendered without any effect and become useless! The enemy is stripped of all authority and power. Like a car in a scrapyard stripped of its parts and everything that makes it a car, leaving nothing but an empty shell. That is this kind of wisdom that these matured ones, who have become God’s purpose in the earth, has this manifestation as prayer warriors on the earth!

But we speak as the mature ones, demonstrators of this wisdom. In this wisdom is a mystery [divine secret; 1 Cor. 2:7] hidden in the Holy Spirit which has been pre-ordained as His divine counsel and plan, hidden as an image in the GLORY OF HIS DIVINE PRESENCE, speaking or praying out this mystery in the Spirit. Christ, the Anointed One in us, as the hope of Glory is hidden in us as the divine mystery.

No wonder Paul groaned and travailed in the Spirit until Christ was formed in him as the revelation of who HE is as the Anointed One; annulling every yoke and plan of the enemy [Gal. 4:19]. How God anointed His own Son with the Holy Spirit and demonstrative, miraculous power to make whole and bring a cure to those who are under the harsh control of satan’s dominion and authority.

Why did Jesus walk in such an anointing to minister? Because the wisdom of the Holy Spirit flowed in an unhindered and yielded vessel with nothing impure through Him! And if the rulers of the spirit world had this wisdom, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory! Wisdom is the principal thing, and in all your getting, get wisdom. Love wisdom. Forget not, she will protect. She will be grace and a crown of glory. Your steps will be sure, and you will not stumble. Hold on for dear life for she shall instruct you [Prov. 4:5-13].

“Eye hath not seen or ear heard which has come up in man’s heart how much God has PREPARED for those who Love Him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9

Part of the Holy Spirit’s ministry is to prepare – to make ready, to prepare a path in the hearts, drawn from the oriental custom of sending on before kings on their journeys, persons to level the roads and make them passable.

1 Cor. 2:10 – But God has REVEALED them to us through the Spirit

He REVEALS, He uncovers, lay open what has been veiled or covered up or hidden, to manifest, that which is hidden as a mystery, making it known.

1 Cor. 2:10 – For He SEARCHES all things, even the DEPTHS OF God

He SEARCHES, meaning to investigate the DEPTHS or mysteries of those who are in Christ, that which has been foreordained as our eternal purpose.

2 Cor. 2:13 – Words TAUGHT by the Spirit communicating spiritual things by spiritual things

TAUGHT, instructed in teaching to guide correctly concerning the deep things of Christ which are the spiritual words taught by the Spirit in agreement with the Word that bears witness.

1 Cor. 10:14, 15 – One who is taught by human wisdom has no spiritual perception and spiritual things are foolishness to him because they must be spiritual DISCERNED, the spiritual man DISCERNS all things and is judged by no one

DISCERNED, meaning to investigate, sift as with wheat, like a forensic judge, to examine a witness, the excellence of things to be accurate that you may be filled with the full (deep and clear) knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom [in comprehensive insight into the ways and purposes of God] and in understanding and discernment of spiritual things. He who dwells in the Spirit, the Spirit will reveal God’s heart.

1 Cor. 2:16 – For who has known the mind of the Lord! Who will instruct Him? BUT WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST.

MIND, meaning our natural faculties, our capacity to understand and perceive, to judge thoughts, feelings, purposes, and desires because of a renewed mind having fresh mental spiritual attitudes. Our intelligence faculty is our ability to know what Christ knows, not just His life but a MIND saturated from our spirit man making our mind ONE with HIS.

When Jesus was transformed on the Mount of Transfiguration, it says that He was transfigured before them [Matt. 17:2, Luke 9:29]. The word transfigured has a greater meaning and presents the thought that His mind was transformed, living in a renewed mind [Rom.12:2]. This mind is in Christ, and now the Holy Spirit is that Mind to us.

When Jesus stepped into the manifested Glory, His whole countenance changed into a glorious light, stepping into the spirit world [2 Cor. 3:17, 18]. The mind of Christ is all the perfect thoughts of Christ Himself, and we have access to those thoughts through the mind of the Spirit in prayer [Rom. 8:27]. When I pray in the Spirit, I release perfect words of perfect thoughts into an imperfect world to bring change, and manifest His perfect will. His Kingdom then comes, and His Glory is seen!

And He Who searches the hearts of men knows what is IN THE MIND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT what His intent is, because the Spirit intercedes and stands in covenant before God in behalf of the saints according to and in harmony with God’s will” – Rom. 8:27 [Ps.139:1,2] AMPC

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