Wise and godly men, in every age of the world, and rank in society, agree that true wisdom consists in obedience, and is united to happiness. Get wisdom, take pains for it. Get the rule over thy corruptions; take more pains to get this than the wealth of this world. An interest in Christ's salvation is necessary. This wisdom is the one thing needful. A soul without true wisdom and grace is a dead soul. Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
The most difficult thing to do is to get men to attend to instruction. And what they don’t understand is paying attention to the words of Christ, that it will guide the most ignorant into saving knowledge of the truth. This time around I will be sharing with us an understanding of the term ‘Wisdom’. Wisdom was clearly described in Proverbs chapter 8. Wisdom was what God use to create the heaven and the earth. And those that possess this wisdom will come to do things with ease.
Wisdom is the difference between all things. It’s the difference between wealth and poverty, health and sickness, white and black. In a sense wisdom is laying hold on God’s word…..like the word he spoke in Gen 1:3 And God said, let there be light: and there was light. from God’s word you will know which way to go and how to handle situation to make them produce desired result. And remember God’s way is far different from ours take Isaiah 55:8-9 for my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
And its not possible for you to have the mind of Christ and not know what button to press for the deal to come through or the right things to say at the interview to enable you secure that job. Do you know that when you accepted Jesus as your savior the spirit of wisdom was already upon you? but some don’t know this so they need to stir it up from within. In 2 timothy 1:6 God has not given us the spirit of fear, but the spirit of power, of courage and resolution, to meet difficulties and dangers; the spirit of love to him, which will carry us through opposition.
How Do You Activate God’s Wisdom?
Let us all be wise, and not refuse such mercy. Blessed are those who hear the Saviour's voice, and wait on him with daily reading, meditation, and prayer. For those of us who know that we have the gift in us and use it well, I say well done. But those of us who don’t, you may ask yourself how do you stir this wisdom that you have in you (you have it by right as a virtue of the death of Jesus Christ on the cross for you)
First, you need to meditate; if you want to learn the things of God, and be assured of them, you must know the Holy Scriptures, for the words in the bible are the divine revelations
The prophets and apostles did not speak from themselves, but delivered what they received of God, 2Peter 1:21. It is profitable for all purposes of the Christian life. It is of use to all, for all need to be taught, corrected, and reproved.
There is something in the Scriptures suitable for every case. And I think you’ve heard this saying before that there is nothing new under the sky, what ever it is you are going through someone has already gone through it before. So the bible is like an antidote for your peculiar case.
Do you know that the greatest kindness you can do to children is to make them early to know the Bible? The earlier they seek him the better. Till today I still wonder how different things would have been for me if I had been this passionate about God right from when I was young (I was though but I missed it along the way) but I believe all is still well because he said I will run, I will overtake and I will recover all that has been lost to me. Sorry, back to our meditation.
Inspiration comes by meditating, the more you read the more u understand. To meditate in God's word, is to discourse with ourselves concerning the great things contained in it, with close application of mind and fixedness of thought. Psa 1:2-3 but his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth am a testimony of God’s word, he has made me wise than my enemies.
Meditation is necessary to make a good decision. for example, if you want to build a dog house, you don’t need to meditate, as you build or describe what you want to the carpenter ideas comes, but when you want to build a your mansion, you need to meditate on the type of structure you want. Likewise when you are making an important decision in life, you need to take time and meditate with God.
The greater the problem you have the more opportunity you have to make it in life because the power of your wisdom will be in great use. I don’t know if you notice but I realize that the more we live the more life gets complicated but we are fashioned in such a way that as life gets complicated the more our brain gets shaper to handle it. So when you relate it with what I am saying you will realize that the more you meditate on God’s word, the more he reveals himself to you.
Secondly, Mat 15:29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. Can you guess? Jesus did this all the time; he was always going away from his disciples to pray. Another way to activates God’s wisdom is to enquire in prayer. When you go to God in prayer, he will always give you the word you need to get that thing done. (but at the back on your mind remember faith….you need to believe when you go talk with him)
Lastly, commitment to studying and learning; your expanded knowledge of God determines the amount of blessing you get from him. Have you ever wonder why your pastor, that you look up to, is so blessed? He has so much studied God’s word; he knows which word to use when he is faced with any challenges. When your relationship with God is so close there is nothing the devil can do with your mind. So friends if you’ve not activated your God’s giving wisdom, do it NOW!!!
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