Recovery Christian Center Daily Meditation - 11/13/12 - God's Wisdom and Not Mine's
"So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you.
We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you
spiritual wisdom and understanding. Then the way you live will always
honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of
good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better
and better." Colossians 1:9-10
"I have not stopped thanking
God for you. I pray for you constantly, asking God, the glorious Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so
that you might grow in your knowledge of God. I pray that your hearts
will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope
he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and
glorious inheritance." Ephesians 1:16-18
"If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an
honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from
wisdom. But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in
your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. For
jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are
earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. For wherever there is jealousy and
selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving,
gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of
mercy and good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere."
James 3:13-17
In other words, God's wisdom is always tempered
with love, humility, peace, kindness, gentleness, selflessness,
patience, mercy, and goodness. It cares more about people than being
"right". It operates to draw people to Christ and not push them away. It
operates in acceptance and not judgement and rejection. It celebrates
you and is not jealous of you. It helps you and doesn't step over you.
Simply put, you can't claim God's spiritual wisdom if you can't use it to demonstrate His love.
"If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind. But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere." James 3:13-17
In other words, God's wisdom is always tempered with love, humility, peace, kindness, gentleness, selflessness, patience, mercy, and goodness. It cares more about people than being "right". It operates to draw people to Christ and not push them away. It operates in acceptance and not judgement and rejection. It celebrates you and is not jealous of you. It helps you and doesn't step over you.
Simply put, you can't claim God's spiritual wisdom if you can't use it to demonstrate His love.
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