(Fourth part)
Memory verse: I Cor 1 :22-24: " For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God "
The wisdom of God
Christ is God’s wisdom personified. There are three kinds of wisdoms:
The first is the wisdom of men: " And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom " (1 Cor 2:4)
The second is satanic wisdom: " But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic" (Jam 3:14-15)
The third is God’s wisdom: " But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy " (Jam 1:17)
Again Jesus taught his disciples that kingdom insiders have access to the mysteries of God unlike outsiders (paraphrased) (Mark 4:11)
When we come to Jesus, He brings us into the kingdom of the Heavenly Father (Jn3:3), and as we embark on this divine adventure in the kingdom, we encounter God’s divine wisdom. God’s inspirations begin to flood our soul, spiritual understanding, knowledge, wisdom, counsel and fear of God (Is 11:2) What seemed parable to us before, now becomes revelations. And revelations begin to produce revolutions in our life, business, ministries and families. Our perspectives, our values and our judgment change. We begin to see things God’s way, mysteries of life become realities, light of heaven begin to shine in every area of our lives.
You begin to know how to handle issues God’s way, you begin to discover God’s order in your family; You begin to know what to do and how to do it God’s way and with God’s resources; You discover your identity and purpose in Christ.
How you see life depends on where you are standing! When you’re standing in the valley, all you see are mountains around you (impossibilities), but for those walking in the kingdom of light everything will be bright!
Tomorrow we will talk about Jesus as the bread of life.
Have a nice day
