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Read:
1 Corinthians 2:1-16
There are a lot of people
searching for ‘human
wisdom’. Whether it is through the
education
system or human philosophy. Whatever it may
be,
it’s all foolishness in God’s eyes, as 1 Corinthians 3:18-20 says. That’s not to say we
don’t bother with
education, but just to recognize
that Godly wisdom is more
desirable. What should
we be running after, and desiring
above all else?
Proverbs 8:10-11 speaks of wisdom being
better
than rubies or pearls, and there is nothing to
be
compared. You cannot learn Godly wisdom in
a University and
get a degree in it. It can
only come to a heart in right
relationship
with God, and is seeking it. The Holy
Spirit
that dwells within us leads us into all
truth.
‘…For the [Holy] Spirit searches
diligently,
exploring and examining everything,
even
sounding the profound and bottomless things
of God
[the divine counsels, and things
hidden and beyond man’s
scrutiny]. (V:10).
Two things were impressed upon me as a new
Christian. The first thing was that the word
of
God, His teachings, is spiritually discerned.
A person
cannot possibly understand spiritual
truths, unless they
have the Holy Spirit within,
teaching them the hidden
meanings, (1 Cor.2:13-14). The human mind, no matter
how
intelligent cannot comprehend spiritual
truths.
The second thing that was impressed upon me
was that God raises up what the world considers
foolish to shame the wise 1 Cor.1:25-28. This
really
stood out for me, as I was what the world
would have
considered foolish, not being well
educated. But God chose
me, and He chose you too.
He can fill us with His wisdom
and put worldly
wisdom to shame. Let us desire and run
after
Godly wisdom. By doing so we will never
be
disappointed.
You may like to read the poem
God's
Wisdom; Man's Folly
By M.S.Lowndes
For it is written, I will baffle and render useless and destroy the learning of the learned and the philosophy of the philosophers and the cleverness of the clever and the discernment of the discerning; I will frustrate and nullify [them] and bring [them] to nothing. Where is the wise man (the philosopher)? Where is the scribe( the scholar)? Where is the investigator (the logician, the debater) of this present time and age? Has not God shown up the nonsense and the folly of this world’s wisdom? ~ 1 Corinthians 1:19-20
Lord your wisdom I desire
More than costly jewels
Fill me with your Godly wisdom
So I may do your will
By M.S.Lowndes
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