Godly Wisdom

GODLY WISDOM is the capacity to see things from God's perspective and respond according to the scriptures and their principles - Dr. Stanley.

So it's a process and a decision.

When you seek the mind of men, you are vulnerable to them, but when you seek the mind of Christ, you end up in the hands of God.

So wisdom is a great defence. (Ecclesiastes 7:12)

When God was angry with David for commanding a census, God gave him three options for punishment: seven years of famine; fleeing three months before their enemies or three days of pestilence.

But David said, “Let us fall into the hands of the Lord, for His mercies are great, but do not let me fall into the hands of man.” (2 Samuel 24:13-14)

IF MEN promote you, they can demote you. However, when God promotes you, no man can demote you.

'When men promote you, they can demote you'

One way to get wisdom is to seek it. (Proverbs 4:7)

AT ZIKLAG, David found out that his camp had been plundered and his family and the families of his men had been taken, prisoners.

And it seemed right to weep with his men. However, when they stopped crying, they thought of stoning him.

So David asked for the ephod and worshipped.

He asked God, “Shall I pursue this band [of raiders]? Will I overtake them?”

And He answered him, “Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them, and you will certainly rescue [the captives].” (2 Samuel 30)

Wisdom promoted him and gave him a clear direction for life. It saved him from a precarious situation.

Another way to acquire wisdom is through observation; look around you.

Go to the ant, O lazy one; observe her ways and be wise. Which, having no chief, overseer or ruler.

She prepares her food in the summer and brings in her provisions [of food for the winter] in the harvest. (Proverbs 6:6-8)

The way of an ant is wise

Ants have a strong work ethic.

The wisdom of God will take you from where you are to where God wants you to be.

AT MARAH, the water was bitter, and the children of Israel grumbled.

So Moses cried to God, and God showed him a tree branch, which he threw into the water, and the water became sweet. (Exodus 15:22; Exodus 16:35)

You get wisdom by asking for it. (James 1:5)

Every challenge they faced was a lack of what to do. So every situation you face is a wisdom problem.

SOLOMON didn't want a lack of wisdom. So when God appeared to him in a dream, he said:

Your servant is among Your people whom You have chosen, a great people who are too many to be numbered or counted.

So give Your servant an understanding mind and a hearing heart [with which] to judge Your people, so that I may discern between good and evil. For who can judge and rule these great people of Yours?”

And God said, “I have given you a wise and discerning heart (mind), so that no one before you was your equal, nor shall anyone equal to you arise after you. I have also given you what you have not asked, both wealth and honour, so that there will not be anyone equal to you among the kings, for all your days. (1 Kings 3:7 -14)

God meant that if he walked in Godly wisdom, he would extend his days.

If you want speed, you need God’s wisdom.

‘Every situation you face is a wisdom problem’

You acquire wisdom by walking with the wise.

He who walks [as a companion] with wise men will be wise, but the companions of [conceited, dull-witted] fools [are fools themselves and] will experience harm. (Proverbs 13:20)

You get wisdom through reverent fear.

The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of wisdom [its starting point and its essence], and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding and spiritual insight.

Wisdom begins with holy awe; you cannot say you fear Him without submitting to His Lordship. It is time to give your life to Jesus Christ.