Jesus is our Wisdom (3)

Why Should I Want Wisdom? 1. Improve Your Life

“Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who see the sun.” – Ecclesiastes 7:11

 ·        What are some worldly benefits to being smart?·        In the same way that being smart has a lot of benefits in the world, gaining wisdom will give you a much better life.·        Wisdom is a “good thing” that “benefits” everyone who gains it.·        When you have the wisdom that comes from Jesus, your life will be better.  Even your appearance will be improved (Ecclesiastes 8:1).·        Problems will seem a lot smaller because having wisdom is a source of great strength (Ecclesiastes 7:1).·        Not only that, but you won’t have as many problems in life because you’ll be making smarter choices (Proverbs 28:26).·        You’ll be able to obey God easier and won’t get into so much trouble (Psalm 119:34).·        People will notice you and praise you for your wisdom, as it says in Proverbs 12:8.·        When you have the wisdom of God operating in your life, everything becomes so much easier and better!  

2. Understand Your God

“Then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.”– Proverbs 2:5

 ·        When you gain wisdom, you’ll begin to understand who God really is.·        Understanding God is a benefit in and of itself.·        Though there’s no way you can ever know everything about God now, when you gain wisdom, you begin to understand Him more and more.·        We can actually know God as a person, not just know about Him (Galatians 4:9).·        While the world can never really understand God, when the Spirit of God lives in you, you can (1 Corinthians 2:11).·        It’s an incredible thing that we’re able to know and understand God, and this understanding can only come through Jesus being our wisdom. 

3. Stand Your Ground

“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God…”– 2 Corinthianas 10:5a

 ·        Besides improving your life and understanding God, gaining the wisdom of Jesus will help you stand your ground against deception, heresy, lies, and partial truths.·        Has anyone ever been taken in by a clever lie?·        When lies, wrong teachings, and goofy ideas take you in, you feel awful.·        With the wisdom of God in you, you won’t be deceived so easily.  You’ll be able to “demolish arguments” that set themselves up “against the knowledge of God.”·        You won’t adopt every weird new idea about God that comes your way, because you’ll have true wisdom that sees past lies (Ephesians 4:14).·        You won’t be so easily deceived into sin because you’ll see the temptation for what it is.

·        In this world of pseudo-Christian cults, false teachers, wacky ideologies, and never-ending temptations, it’s important to have true wisdom so you can see past the deception and stand your ground for truth,

Have a really great day. Hello to Rob & Donna!!!!!!

John 

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