Weighty Wisdom
Yesterday while speaking with a friend about some things we witnessed in our earlier Christian walk, I pondered the question again, why didn’t we see this thing coming Lord? We do not have all the answers to all the questions, but I know things would have been totally different if proper discernment had been fully operational. Is it too late? Yes, for that situation; but, how do we avoid the same trap again. After all, the devil uses the same ole tricks with a different twist. A smoke screen distorts otherwise clear vision. Things are not always as they appear.
I was pondering Jesus sending out the disciples. That’s still the same, right? Jesus saves us to send us. When we go, we should flow with His Spirit. Matthew 10:16 Behold I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents and harmless as doves. When we become Christians, the ‘harmless as doves’ part seems so natural. We have this new warm and fuzzy Love relationship with the Master. It’s that ‘wise as serpents’ part that trips us up.
‘In the midst of wolves’ should give us a clue that we might not be on friendly territory. We must strive to perfect that wise as serpents command. We must learn how to stand firm in the face of opposition. We must realize people may be used by the enemy to entrap us, to waste our time, money and energy. Sometimes, a ministry is destroyed beyond recognition or even a life snuffed out early; not to mention the havoc it leaves on relationships and families. The Kingdom of God suffers because of one “big” mistake.
James 1: 5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, Who gives to all men liberally and ungrudgingly; and it shall be given him. James 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. Proverbs 3: 13-15 Happy is the man who finds skillful and godly Wisdom and the man who gets understanding, drawing it forth from God’s Word and life’s experiences. For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver and the profit of it than fine gold. Proverbs 9:10 The reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight and understanding.
Both James and Proverbs are good places to start in growing in wisdom and understanding. Wisdom is the key thing that will keep us on the straight and narrow. Let’s be harmless as doves and practice being wise as serpents. We need both of these defining features working together in our lives to see through the fog. Weighty Wisdom is essential, and it’s not generally lovey-dovey.
Proverbs 4:7 The beginning of Wisdom is, get Wisdom, skillful and godly Wisdom! For skillful and godly Wisdom is the principal thing and with all you have gotten get understanding, discernment, comprehension and interpretation of matters.
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