August 23
When we read verses like Proverbs 16:16, “How much better to get wisdom than gold; to choose understanding rather than silver,” and Ecclesiastes 7:19, “Wisdom makes one wise man more powerful than ten rulers in a city,” we know that God’s value system is far different than ours.
It is unlikely that those without a saving knowledge of Christ and the importance of the eternal reward He has purchased for us by His shed blood could hold in high esteem the simple commodity of wisdom. Without the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit, man is disinclined to place anything above temporal wealth or power.
To be able to apprehend the value of the treasure of eternity, man must have the insight of God. James, the half-brother of Jesus says in 3:17 of his small epistle, “The wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure, then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.” God’s wisdom is unadulterated with the desire for wealth or power.
His wisdom loves and seeks peace. It will be graced by kindness and truth and the fruit it produces will leave a good taste in the mouth of partakers. Unlike the wisdom of the world, there will be no manipulation of God’s wisdom for selfish ends. His wisdom works to His glory, for it understands the ultimate truth that only that which is done in the behalf of the Kingdom of Christ will abide forever.
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