Wisdom

We are urged often to use wisdom and to glean this wisdom from God. Often we are warned not to use the wisdom of man or seek wisdom from the world, that God offers this wisdom to us freely if we ask.

So, what is wisdom? To my understanding, wisdom is to do, think and act the right way when the demands of reality are in our face. What is the right way of doing things? Usually, most of us know the right thing to do in a given situation. However now that the world communicates as one large city and different cultures rub along side each other, we get confused as to what is right. In Afghanistan it use to be impolite to eat and not burp. In our western culture it is rude to eat and burp. Thus we see how doing the right thing can be confusing.

Christianity, however, is very clear on doing things God's way. The Scriptures point out the right direction to us clearly and calls this wisdom. Proverbs 1:20-33 warns against rejecting this wisdom. James 1:5 urges us to come to God and ask for this wisdom. 1 Cor. 12 lists the manifestations of the Spirit of God, one of them is the Word of Wisdom and the Word of God is filled with wisdom.

As I said earlier, if we do not use wisdom, or reject it, or look away, we reap the result. Today I write to you as I do myself this warning. Use wisdom when the demands of reality are in our face, or we may find ourselves reaping calamity, disaster, distress and trouble needlessly as we eat the fruits of our ways and are filled with the fruit of our schemes.

If we listen to wisdom we will live in safety, be at ease and fear no harm for we will be in God's Grace.