Need More Wisdom?
how to use what you know.
Get wisdom and insight! Do not forget or ignore what I say. Do not abandon wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will keep you safe. Getting wisdom is the most important thing you can do. Whatever else you get, get insight. Love wisdom, and she will make you great. Embrace her, and she will bring you honor. She will be your crowning glory.” Proverbs 4:5-9
*Solomon is describing an important concept concerning the obtaining of True Biblical Wisdom. It all starts with an Attitude.
The attitude needed is that which Desires to Have wisdom. Without the desire, without the inward strength and motivation(it is hard work), Wisdom will always be coveted BUT never grasped.
Only God knows where Wisdom and Understanding can be found. He is the source and distributor of Wisdom.
“But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Man does not know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living” (Job
28:12-13).
Wisdom, Who can find it? Where?
*Wisdom of God is not intellectual, but behavioural.
*Not head knowledge, but Heart Practice.
*Old testament peoples believed that the biggest fool is those who know the Truth but do not apply it.
***Knowledge, Understanding, and Wisdom are not the same.
*Knowledge is revelation/enlightenment
*Understanding is interpreting the knowledge.
*Wisdom is the application/practice!
**Wisdom and Knowledge are friends that every successful person has as a friend, BUT it’s hidden in a friend whom’s name is JESUS!!
*One cannot experience true success without having these friends to work together.
*When we have Wisdom, we have understanding of WHO God IS.
We should fear God, not because we are terrified of him, but because we trust in Him and trust that he knows what is best for our lives.
Wisdom is not something that is to be bought or achieved by earthly means. To become wise, we must focus on the Lord, and dwell on Him consistently. He is Wisdom!!!
Colossians 2:2….In this way they will know God’s secret, which is Christ himself. 3 He is the key that opens all the hidden Treasures of God’s wisdom and knowledge.
What does one do with treasure?
*First you search for it… And it’s never easy to find. That’s because it carries great value and significance.
*Once it’s been obtained it’s worth guarding with your life. The knowledge of God’s mystery(Hope of glory: confident assurance which is understanding and knowledge of God’s mystery – Christ) is like a treasure. Do you seek to understand God better, to know your creator better?
*Well to find this treasure of wisdom and knowledge, you’ll need, as with pirate treasure, a map.
And where do we find this map? Well, that’s simple… The Bible, by Studying AND Implementing into YOUR living, the life of Jesus.
*Jesus is our map to discovering and connecting with God.
*Jesus holds the key. Now, let’s go treasure hunting…
*Truth never changes. It is absolute.
*Are we people of wisdom? Pray daily for wisdom.
*If you want the power to touch your world for Christ, you must spend time with the source of power, Jesus Christ!
The Bible is the gate to Gods wisdom.
*Jesus’ final point for his sermon on the mount: Matthew 7:24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
*****Don’t just build your Faith on superficial emotional things, but refer to the Word of God for your Knowledge, Understanding, and Wisdom. It’ s All there for US! Our Map!
*****What we allow into our life can become a part of who we are. Our words are reflected by what we surround ourselves by. Our words have power. Where is the power coming from in our words? Are our words coming from ourselves, others, books or The Author Wisdom Himself–“Jesus”..?
Look at how Christ demonstrated this trait of character in the godly way throughout His earthly ministry,
*His forgiveness of our sins- The Wisdom of God.
So how are we today as a Christ-follower?
Let’s us together train ourselves in godliness with great endurance, slow to anger but quick to sympathize, being held Accountable to one another.
Cooperate with the work that the Lord is doing in you to bring you into a spiritual place of greater unity with Him. Make a covenant with your mouth to only speak the Truth of His Word in faith. Refuse the temptation to speak from a heart of unbelief or despair. Do not allow bitterness to defile yourself and others, but rather rise up in Hope. And, Trust that regardless of how bleak your circumstances seem at any given moment they will work together for your ultimate good. Seek Gods Wisdom. * Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.
Lord, I know that Wisdom cannot be bought or found any other way then from You. I have little knowledge and don’t use it well. I pray that You give me Wisdom, which would include the proper way to use Your knowledge through my mouth. Help me to say, not what irritates people or calms a situation, unless that is what You want, but that I would say exactly what it is that You want me to say, nothing more, nothing less. Let my “Yes” be Yes and my “No” be No. Give me more of Your Perfect Wisdom daily as I Read Your Word which is there to teach me how to do life. Thank You Jesus. In Jesus Name, Amen.