Who Is Wise Among You?

We will be spending the next few weeks in James 3:13-18 as we consider what James describes as 'wisdom from above.' In our days of having access to so much data and information at just the flick of a button or tap of a screen, and with so many 'voices,' 'teachers' and 'influencers' in our lives, not to mention all the 'fake-news,' we really do need wisdom to discern what is good and godly. James teaches us what true wisdom looks like, where it comes from, and what it produces. He also teaches us, should we find ourselves lacking in wisdom, how to attain it –simply by asking God in faith. As Solomon entreats us, "let us make our ears attentive to wisdom and seek it like silver… for then we will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God."