Good Morning
All!!
Job 28:28; “And he said to
man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil
is understanding.’”
Do
you remember the TV show Kung Fu with David Carradine? He plays a ½ American ½ Chinese man who comes
to America from China to find his half-brother and avoid arrest in China. The thing I remember about this show was the
slow motion fighting and all the flashbacks that David Carradine’s character
had. They were always showing him as a
young boy being trained in martial arts by his master. They seemed to focus on the times when he
needed to make a decision. He focuses on
the wisdom imparted on him by his beloved teacher who always called him “Grasshopper”.
A lot of people focus on wisdom and attaining it. When a politician displays wisdom we call
them statesmen; they display a quality that places the country over their own
personal politics or agenda. We often call
people who have a lot of experience wise and will seek them out perhaps even as
a mentor as we explore our new job. Most
of us express that there is a difference between knowledge and wisdom and would
rather have someone wise making the decisions.
Wisdom seems to imply anticipating outcomes better then just a knowledgeable
decision. When surveyed, most voters
want to elect someone who is wise in their decision making.
What about you, are you wise?
Scriptures tells us that the fear of the Lord is wisdom. Wisdom is knowing what God desires of
us. We know this by what God has
revealed to us; basically the Ten Commandments.
Wisdom comes from studying God’s Word and searching it for wisdom and
guidance. Wisdom leads us to see that
God’s Word leads us to live in a harmonious and orderly fashion. When we oppose God and his will, we find our
lives out of sync, often times disrupted, filled with discontent, pain and
sorrow. Wisdom shows us that there are
two directions in life; one is God’s way which gives us life and one is the way
of destruction.
Thus the Bible defines understanding as turning from evil. We see just knowledge falls short. Understanding requires action; understanding
is turning from evil and thus turning toward God. This choice is made possible for us by Jesus
whom we see as Wisdom incarnate. We see
Jesus as healing us so that we can choose life and we can choose to live by God’s
will. So search God’s Word, learn his
wisdom and live accordingly. You will
find a life of contentment in his peace.
Gracious
Father, give me your wisdom. Teach me
your ways that I may know your wisdom and will.
Lead me to live the life that you desire me to live. Lead me to walk humbly before you that your
will is done. Lead me to live the life
that you desire that others will know your mercy through me. In the precious name of Jesus we pray, amen.
God’s Peace,
Pastor Bret
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