“The Gospel is meant to change the sinner. Not for the
sinner to change the gospel to suit their sin.” ~ author unknown
Wisdom
Job 28:12-13 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is
the place of understanding?
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
People seek out wisdom as if it is out there in a book with
words attached to it, or from a minister who delivers a message, philosophers,
and scientists. But Job clearly states that wisdom CANNOT be found here among
men in the archives of the library.
I am not set to judge how you find wisdom or how you put
what you’ve found into action but I see many people wandering around like balls
in a pinball machine. They jump from one belief to the next, then one minute
praise God and the second minute curse their hearts out. Accepting the lost
path as a way of life. They’re seeking but not finding wisdom.
I know it is no way of life to be disrespectful, rude,
ignorant and selfish but I see too often people who are claiming to be
Christian dividing their time between what they believe and what they practice.
They believe themselves to be Christians but their actions say something
totally different. I wonder why they even walk the path if they are not going
to adhere to way to light and life.
The fear of the Lord is threaded throughout Job and it does
not mean to be scared of His wrath it means to have RESPECT, reverence for God
and to be in awe of His power over your life. I hear so often people saying
they gave it up to God but again in the next sentence saying something opposite
of what it means to give it up to God.
You don’t give it up to God then continue in your sinful
ways. You struggle day after day to bite your tongue, you battle with your
flesh filled thoughts striving to lace your conscience in the spiritual nature
God had intended for mankind.
Is it an easy fun-filled task? Not at all, it’s hard work!
You don’t pull a veil over your eyes and become blind to everything. Why do you
think the bible states, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye
of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.”
Yeah, this is one of those non-literal meanings. God was not referring to just a camel or
just the rich man. If you have wisdom, you know the difference.
What is wisdom and why is it so important to God? Because
the closer you are to wisdom, the closer you are to God. It sounds simple but
it is one of the most difficult journeys in your life you’ll ever embark on!
You see with different eyes. You are no longer filled with
hate, anger, disgust, or antagonism. You see with loving eyes and embrace all
the beauty that is freely offered. Without wisdom, you’ll turn from the true
being that God intended for you to be.
When you have wisdom you also have a tendency to reflect the
Light of the Lord back into the world. You have the wisdom to know the
difference in mean-spiritedness and being spirit-filled.
Being wise is not a goal solely for the Christian believer;
the spiritual aspect of life has been around long before Jesus was born. Since
we could determine right from wrong, man has been trying to find a way to know
God spiritually. Through wisdom we find Him.
When I die, it is not my physical body or my material life
that will meet the Maker face to face, it is my spirit and all it is filled
with that will join me together with my Heavenly Father. Our physical bodies
are tainted and spoiled by the darkness in the world. The spirit is shaped,
molded, refined and formed by God. Those who have wisdom, let them hear.
If a man (or woman) call themselves Christians, that means
they’ve sought out Christ. They know there is something about Him that holds
weight in the world and seeks to find the Holy One. Without a spiritual
journey, the path becomes askew; they believe one thing, say another and act
however they want. They are lost sheep always seeking but never grasping the
truth of the matter.
However, the spiritual journey leads you to a path of
wisdom. No, you won’t know God better than He knows Himself. You will not be on
a journey of being better or equal to God, but you will be able to discern good
from evil in an unveiled light. You’ll discover innately the essence you never
knew you were born with. You will then seek to see the good in all and it
empowers you to be a better person all around, not just in ways that suit you.
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