L.Y.F.E. is…
August 2021
Blessings and greetings L.Y.F.E. family!
Welcome to another edition of “L.Y.F.E. is…”!
We hope and pray that your hearts are encouraged and that you are blessed by this devotional!
Title: Wisdom is the Principal Thing[1]
Scripture: “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” Proverbs 4:7 (KJV)
God is the sole source of wisdom. Wisdom does not come from science, technology, philosophy, mathematics or the arts.
Wisdom only comes from God and is the choice to walk in the way of the LORD. In contrast, human wisdom is frail, fallible, and flawed. The Bible teaches us that if anyone lacks wisdom, let them ask of God. (James 1:5)
A wise person is sensitive and obedient to God, submits to God’s will and not their own, and applies God’s direction in decision making. The person who is wise seeks God’s guidance when faced with daily choices and is willing to do what God directs rather than “going one’s own way.” Wisdom is consistently and continuously operating in God’s will.
God’s wisdom is not only needed in our everyday lives for decision making but it is not hidden from us. God’s wisdom is displayed wherever we look. It is seen through the details of God’s creation from the creation of light to the creation of humanity. Only an all-wise, all-knowing God could have designed the complexities of this world on such a large scale.
Additionally, God’s wisdom is also readily accessible to us in the now. The wisdom we desperately need from God today is the answer for our sins-forgiveness bought and paid for by the Blood of Jesus Christ, God’s Only True Sacrifice for the world today. God’s wisdom revealed God’s salvation plan for the world through God’s only begotten Son, Jesus Christ the Messiah. This divine wisdom is made plain and available to us. Those who choose to receive it, by faith, have chosen to walk in God’s wisdom and not their own.
Let us pray.
Prayer: All wise and eternal God, thank You for being a good and righteous God. LORD, help us to always seek Your wisdom and not our own in every decision we must make. And God, may every word we speak and may every step we take reflect Your wisdom and our trust in You. In the mighty name of JESUS. We thank thee. Amen.
[1] Christian Publishing Company, LLC. Wisdom is the Principal Thing. San Leandro, CA: Christian Publishing Company, LLC, 2012. Print
