I was strolling through the book of James the other day when i landed in James chapter 3 verses 13-18. Landed as in touched down on the run way...stopped the plane...unbuckled...and got off.
These few verses are all about wisdom.
What kinds of wisdom there are.
What they look like.
And where i can find them.
Well,hey diddle diddle, I pray for wisdom...all the time!
Wisdom in my personal affairs.
Wisdom in my interactions with my kids.
Wisdom for upcoming appointments.
Wisdom in ministry.
Wisdom on how to spend my time, and my money, and my emotions.
It is no secret to me that i need wisdom on a daily...moment by moment basis. Neither is it a secret that my wisdom ain't cutting it. It's a pretty well known fact 'round these parts that I am lacking in this department.
So when i set me down on these verses for a bit i was delighted to see some very applicable truth from GODS WORD to aid me in my pursuit of wisdom.
Let's take a look. James 3:13-18
13 Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic. 16 where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. 18 And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
Okay, first off, we can see that this passage is explaining 2 different kinds of wisdom.
Wisdom from above (GODS WISDOM)....
and wisdom from below (expressing itself through the world, our sin nature, and demonic influences)
Now, hold on and wait a minute.
Evidently there is 2 kinds of wisdom i can be walking around in this day.
I can romp through today employing the WISDOM that GOD offers me as HIS child.
Or operating in the wisdom that the world, my natural instincts and the demons possess.
Them's my choices. And them's your choices. We get to choose whose wisdom we use.
CHOSE THIS DAY WHOM YOU WILL SERVE...
AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE...
WE WILL SERVE THE LORD.
Come back next time if you would like to read about the wisdom from below that us human folks are all naturally inclined to walk around in...what it looks like...who else is using it...and how come it isn't such a good idea to let that wisdom be our daily guide.
GOD has such great, amazing and life giving instructions for us as we open up HIS WORD and seek HIM!
These few verses are all about wisdom.
What kinds of wisdom there are.
What they look like.
And where i can find them.
Well,hey diddle diddle, I pray for wisdom...all the time!
Wisdom in my personal affairs.
Wisdom in my interactions with my kids.
Wisdom for upcoming appointments.
Wisdom in ministry.
Wisdom on how to spend my time, and my money, and my emotions.
It is no secret to me that i need wisdom on a daily...moment by moment basis. Neither is it a secret that my wisdom ain't cutting it. It's a pretty well known fact 'round these parts that I am lacking in this department.
So when i set me down on these verses for a bit i was delighted to see some very applicable truth from GODS WORD to aid me in my pursuit of wisdom.
Let's take a look. James 3:13-18
13 Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic. 16 where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. 18 And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
Okay, first off, we can see that this passage is explaining 2 different kinds of wisdom.
Wisdom from above (GODS WISDOM)....
and wisdom from below (expressing itself through the world, our sin nature, and demonic influences)
Now, hold on and wait a minute.
Evidently there is 2 kinds of wisdom i can be walking around in this day.
I can romp through today employing the WISDOM that GOD offers me as HIS child.
Or operating in the wisdom that the world, my natural instincts and the demons possess.
Them's my choices. And them's your choices. We get to choose whose wisdom we use.
CHOSE THIS DAY WHOM YOU WILL SERVE...
AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSE...
WE WILL SERVE THE LORD.
Come back next time if you would like to read about the wisdom from below that us human folks are all naturally inclined to walk around in...what it looks like...who else is using it...and how come it isn't such a good idea to let that wisdom be our daily guide.
GOD has such great, amazing and life giving instructions for us as we open up HIS WORD and seek HIM!