From Rick Joyner:
Here’s a principle to consider—the Lord would usually rather us grow in faith and in wisdom than to need prophetic revelation for every thing we do. If He had to send us an angel to tell us specifically to move somewhere, it may not have had anything to do with the importance of our move as much as it did with the dullness of our hearing. If it takes another angel to get us to move from there when our time is up, it could be because we’re still dull.
If we are wise, we will guard against thinking that because He did something one way, or spoke to us in a certain way, that we can expect the same again. I think we would be much better off to understand that “He is new every morning” (see Lamentations 3:23). This does not mean that He ever changes, but that there is so much more to Him that we cannot reduce Him down to our own narrow-minded concepts. In a relationship when we become too set in our ways, it will become boring and lukewarm. Our God is so awesome that those who stay close to Him will never be bored!
Showing posts with label Wisdom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wisdom. Show all posts
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Wisdom's Demise
1Co 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God
There's much to deduce from this statement. One, apart from God, there is no real wisdom. That would really tick off a lot of 'wise men' if they heard that said. Monks, sages, rabbis, teachers, philosophers, professors, students, disciples... many who claim to be wise - yet unless they are plugged in to God through Jesus they are simply fooling themselves.
Pro 4:7
(7) Wisdom is the main thing; get wisdom, and with all your getting, get understanding.
Pro 8:11
(11) For wisdom is better than jewels, and all delights cannot be compared to it.
Pro 16:16
(16) How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.
Jas 1:5
(5) But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask from God, who gives to all freely and with no reproach, and it will be given to him.
So if God is the giver of wisdom, and wisdom is more valuable than jewels, or gold, then maybe it is time to evaluate who or what we are seeking. The stock market is not going to win in the end. The big picture doesn't really include our 401k (which is becoming more obvious every day). And even if we make a million... will it buy us the security we are searching for? Wisdom tells me that God has a plan in action right now, and a government bailout probably isn't going to effect it much, long-term.
There's much to deduce from this statement. One, apart from God, there is no real wisdom. That would really tick off a lot of 'wise men' if they heard that said. Monks, sages, rabbis, teachers, philosophers, professors, students, disciples... many who claim to be wise - yet unless they are plugged in to God through Jesus they are simply fooling themselves.
Pro 4:7
(7) Wisdom is the main thing; get wisdom, and with all your getting, get understanding.
Pro 8:11
(11) For wisdom is better than jewels, and all delights cannot be compared to it.
Pro 16:16
(16) How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.
Jas 1:5
(5) But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask from God, who gives to all freely and with no reproach, and it will be given to him.
So if God is the giver of wisdom, and wisdom is more valuable than jewels, or gold, then maybe it is time to evaluate who or what we are seeking. The stock market is not going to win in the end. The big picture doesn't really include our 401k (which is becoming more obvious every day). And even if we make a million... will it buy us the security we are searching for? Wisdom tells me that God has a plan in action right now, and a government bailout probably isn't going to effect it much, long-term.
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