John 3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

Sargent Shultz from Hogan’s Heroes has his signature line; “I know nothing.” He saw things which he didn’t want to see. Believing by faith is almost the opposite. You have faith to believe but we don’t really see do we? We understand because we believe but where does that believe come from?

The Spirit is not subject to us. He does not do our bidding. When He comes and what He does is for our good but is not subject to our wishes or desires. In fact His actions are often in opposition to our fleshly desires.

Have you ever considered that His absence in action is as much a message as His presence in action? We have a responsibility in this relationship to take care of our part. It is a cooperative relationship and if He is silent, then perhaps we should look around and see what it is that we have failed to do for Him and for each other.

Faith in motion is more likely to hear a word than if it were slumbering on the couch.

1 Corinthians 2:9 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.

Knowitall, not a real word, but we use the term as if it were a proper noun. Does anyone really enjoy a know-it-all? You cannot tell them anything, they already know it all. The conversation is totally one sided, so why be in it at all!

There is one knowitall I love and will not live without. You guessed it, the Spirit of Truth, God Himself, the Holy Spirit. Unlike the human form of know-it-alls, He is not pushy, vain, or rude. I never get tired of listening to Him because He is loving, kind, and full of grace.

Unlike human know-it-alls, He will not share all He knows if asked. If I ask a question for which the answer has any implication of harm to anyone, even myself, He will tell me that it is not for me to know. I can live with that because I know He loves me.

Too wonderful is the answer to 1 Corinthians 2:9, just too wonderful. If we had the answer to that, what would we do with that knowledge? We are human, we would misuse it of course. We would cause damage to the Kingdom.

We don’t have to have all the answers. We need only trust in the One who does.