Recognizability of God's Wisdom

Recognizability of God's Wisdom

One of the obvious dynamics of God's wisdom is that it's never defensive.

Wisdom is never threatened...and those under her influence will not be threatened, as long as she's in the lead.

"...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" (James 3:13-18).

And when we have God's wisdom, and walk in it, we can live life KNOWING how to take the next step and be in harmony with Him and a rich blessing to others.

I have found that chapter 2 to be the KEY for me. It unlocked the chest and opened the door to this storehouse of heaven's bounty and priceless blessings. The advice I have for you is this, next time you read it (chapter 2), pay attention to the LITTLE words, they do tell a BIG story. And like any good story, we can't embrace or enjoy its VALUE, if we fail to "follow" its plot. It's like this... the "ifs" and "thens" and "when" and "to deliver" and "that or so that" and "for" and finally the "but" are all game changers in this proverb. Highlight and circle these words that I just mentioned. I'm sure some of you use various translations...and as a result you may miss the "flow" and the value of these small words that carry a big message.

But it goes like this... "If"and ONLY "if," we'll take the necessary steps of 2:1-4 can we "THEN" have what we need to walk wisely with the Lord.

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