Or Smart-ss, or rather Wisdom?
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Finding Our Way,
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Following the Path of …?
Daniel 2:21
He changes times and seasons, deposes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.
1 Corinthians 1:30-31
He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption, in order that, as it is written, ‘Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.’
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Words of Grace For Today
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Oh, we try!
We try to be as smart as we can, but
the results are often that we are just pretending, having missed the boat on wisdom and instead having jumped aboard the ship of fools.
God, by comparison to our futile efforts, gives some great capacity for knowledge and others for wisdom. Seldom do the two overlap, but when they do …
Then we enjoy pearls of wisdom that are precious, and never do they call attention to the one so gifted, but rather point to the giver of everything, especially wisdom, – God our Creator, Saviour, and Sustainer.
To give God thanks, pointing to all things evil and life ending for others, is a sign of true evil and foolishness.
To give God thanks, and point to God for all things good, this is a sign of true wisdom.
Let us pray today we may be gathered in by the Holy Spirit in the second category, able to share all we are and have with those in need.