“Help, I need wisdom!” How many of us have asked this at one time or another.
When we speak of “wisdom,” we are not speaking of “knowledge” or the simple accumulation of facts. We all know people who know a lot about a lot, but they are not necessarily “wise.” So what is wisdom? Wisdom can be defined as “applied knowledge” or “practical information.” But in the spiritual realm, wisdom has been referred to as “viewing life from God’s perspective.” In Psalm 119:98-100, the writer brings out the contrast between God’s wisdom and human knowledge: You, through Your commandments, make me wiser than my enemies; For they are ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the ancients, Because I keep Your precepts. In this brief look at wisdom, we will make three observations: 1. The Holy Spirit imparts wisdom. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. For “who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ. (1 Corinthians 2:12-16) As Christians, we have the indwelling presence of the 3rd Person of the Trinity guiding us in the things of the Lord. In fact, without the Holy Spirit, those who are unsaved oftentimes do not “get it” when it comes to the Scripture or the basics of the Christian life. 2. God wants you to have wisdom. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. (James 1:5) If you want wisdom, the Scripture says to ask for it and God will give if fully and freely. There is no limit as to how much wisdom you can ask for or how often you ask for it. 3. God’s wisdom begins by honoring Him. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. (Proverbs 9:6) The “fear of the Lord” does not necessarily mean being afraid, but rather the recognition of that the One True God is the source of all wisdom. So we worship and exalt Him and walk in His ways. Do you want or need wisdom? Do you want to see life from God’s point-of-view? The best way to start is to find it in God’s Word, the Bible. A trusted friend or pastor can help you find specific Scriptures that have a bearing for your circumstance. And of course, pray. It can be as simple as saying, “Help! I need wisdom!”
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