The Wisdom of God’s Word

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James 1:5 (NIV) If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

1 Corinthians 2:6-11 (NIV) 6  We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature, but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. 7  No, we speak of God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. 8  None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9  However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him"-- 10  but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. 11  For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.

Matthew 7:24-27 (NIV) 24  "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25  The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26  But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27  The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."

QUOTES FOR THE DAY:  Colors fade, temples crumble, empires fall, but God’s Word endures. [Paraphrased from Edward L. Thorndike; Draper's Book of Quotations for the Christian World]

Don't expect wisdom to come into your life like great chunks of rock on a conveyor belt. It isn't like that. It's not splashy and bold... nor is it dispensed like a prescription across a counter. Wisdom comes privately from God as a byproduct of right decisions, godly reactions, and the application of spiritual principles to daily circumstances. Wisdom comes... not from trying to do great things for God... but more from being faithful to the small, obscure tasks few people ever see.  Charles R. Swindoll (1934- )  Draper's Book of Quotations for the Christian World.

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