Which
Wisdom to Walk in?
Saturday,
October 5, 2013
Scriptures
to read: James
3:13-18 ; 1 John 1:5-9; Psalm 139:1-4
Two
kinds of wisdom.....
One
kind displays bitter envy. It also seeks after it's own
(self-seeking). Quoting from James, he states that “ it (this
wisdom) doesn't come from above, but is earthly, sensual, and
demonic.” And even though we may not want to admit it, sometimes,
it's what we have in our hearts. And we can't hide from the Holy
Spirit...eventually what is in our heart will come out. So why try
to hide or lie to God? He already knows what's in our hearts. (See
Psalm 139:1-4).
The
other kind of wisdom from above is pure. It is gentle and can yield
to others. Full of mercy. It is without partiality. Able to treat
others with respect and love as people created in the image of
God...whether they are a homeless person or a doctor. There's a lack
of hypocrisy or to state it another way....A person with this kind of
wisdom is what we like to call “real”.
But
do any of us walk in the second kind of wisdom all of the time? I
know that I don't.
In
the book of 1 John, John writes that if we say that we don't have any
sin, we are deceiving ourselves. But if we can get real with God
and be honest, He can and is more than willing to free us from any
sin (See 1John1:9) He (Jesus) died so that we wouldn't have to stay
in our sins. He loves with a perfect love.
So,
let us confess that sin that our Lord already knows about anyway so
that we can be forgiven and cleansed from it. He (Jesus) paid too
high a price for us to turn down His offer of forgiveness.
In Christ our Lord,
Don
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