For the
wisdom of this world is foolishness with God… (1 Corinthians 3:19).
To be a
true success in life, you must walk in divine wisdom. Walking in divine wisdom
means walking in the Word; living out the Word, because the Word of God is the
wisdom of God. The great men and women of faith we read about in the Bible
distinguished themselves by following God’s Word.
Joshua, for
example, walked with God according to the instructions he received from the
Lord, and recorded remarkable victories for the children of Israel (Joshua
8:1-24). Isaac also walked with God. There was famine in the land and many were
migrating to Egypt
for greener pastures. Isaac made ready to go to Egypt as well, but God told him not
to. Instead, God instructed him to remain in Gerar where there was famine and
sow in the land (Genesis 26:2-4).
Imagine God
telling you to remain in a country that’s ravaged by famine, where things look
hard and dry; would you harken to His words? His ways and “thinkings” are
different from man’s ways. It’s wisdom to do what He says and follow His
instructions, even when they don’t appeal to human reasoning.
Isaac
didn’t continue with his own agenda; he followed the Lord’s leading and
prospered exceedingly in the same land that had been impoverished by famine.
When everyone else dug a well for water, they didn’t find water, but when Isaac
dug for water, he found water, in the same dry land. The Bible says, “Then
Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the
LORD blessed him. And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he
became very great: For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds,
and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him” (Genesis
26:12-14).
You may use
your human mind to reason out different things about your life and ministry in
God’s house, but God’s wisdom is greater than man’s wisdom. Function in, and
with, the wisdom and understanding of God’s Word. Follow the leading of the
Spirit in your life, and you’ll always be victorious.
PRAYER: Dear
Father, I thank you for your wisdom that’s at work in my spirit, which is also
increased even now through your Word that I’ve received today. I walk in divine
wisdom, fulfilling your perfect will, and bringing you glory in all that I do,
in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further
Study: Acts 20:32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word
of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance
among all them which are sanctified.
Proverbs
4:7 Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [therefore] get wisdom: and with all thy
getting get understanding.
1
Corinthians 1:24-25 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ
the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is
wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
1-Year
Bible Reading Plan: Hebrews 4:1-13, Jeremiah 41-43
2-Year BibleReading
Plan: 1 Peter 2:13-25, Ezekiel 35
2-Year Bible
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