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Daily Devotionals
Truths to Live By - One Day at a Time
“To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ forever.”
The wisdom of God is a thread that runs all through the Bible. For example! “With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding…With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his” (HYPERLINK "javascript:" ; Job 12:16). “O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches”. “The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens”. “Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his”. “For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe”.”Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom…”(HYPERLINK "javascript:" ).
The wisdom of God refers to His perfect insight, His unerring discernment and His infallible decisions. Someone has defined it as His ability to produce the best possible results by the best possible means. It is more than knowledge. It is the ability to use that knowledge properly.
All the works of God express His wisdom. The marvelous design of the human body, for instance, bears eloquent tribute to it.
And God’s wisdom is seen in the plan of salvation. The Gospel tells us how sin’s penalty is paid, God’s justice is vindicated, His mercy is dispensed righteously, and the believer in Christ is better off than he ever could have been if Adam had not fallen.
Now that we are saved, the wisdom of God speaks tender comfort to our souls. We know that our God is too wise to make a mistake. Though there are things in life that are hard to understand, we know that He cannot err.
We can have utmost confidence in His guidance. He knows the end from the beginning. He knows pathways of blessing of which we are completely unaware. His way is perfect.
Finally, He wants us to grow in wisdom. We should be wise unto that which is good. We should walk circumspectly, as wise men, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. We should be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
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