The Mind of Wisdom

INTRODUCTION

We all start this life the same, as babies. We are totally dependent on some-one else for a number of years. We must be clothed, fed, cared for, disciplined, and schooled. Parents are the normal source of teaching and rearing during the first few years. After we reach school age the teaching and schooling may come from various sources. Obedience, discipline, reading, writing, arithmetic and science as well as other kinds of knowledge are normally learned. As we start into our teen years we may start to resist and or rebel to this type or kind of information we are being taught. We start to choose our way. At this point we have some knowledge but very little wisdom. We may think we have wisdom but in reality, all we have is some basic knowledge.

KNOWLEDGE as defined by Webster’s dictionary; 1. the act or state of knowing; clear perception of fact, truth, or duty.

2. that which is or may be known.

3. that which is gained and preserved by knowing; instruction, enlightenment.

KNOW 1. to perceive or apprehend clearly and certainly.

2. to be convinced of the truth of.

There are some truths that we need to acknowledge before we can really delve into the wisdom of the Lord.

Truth #1 Scripture tells us that children are a heritage and a blessing of the Lord.

"Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; They shall not be ashamed, but shall speak with their enemies in the gate." Psalms 127:3-5 NKJV.

Many children out there today have been told they were a mistake. You, are not a mistake your parents made in the heat of passion. Your mom and dad may have made some bad choices but you are not one of those mistakes. You are not a faulty building block in this skyscraper of life. You may question, why was I born? Is it possible Lord, that you have a reason for my conception? Am I called to do something great in my life? Is there something so unique about me, so connected to my life experiences, so relative to my sphere of influence, so necessary to my needs, shortcomings and abilities that nobody can do it exactly the way You want it done, but me?" Yes! Until you know how God feels about you, you’ll know neither your worth as an individual, nor your life’s purpose.

Jeremiah 31: 3-4 NKJV tells us; "I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore, with loving kindness I have drawn you. Again, I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt"

and in Psalms 139:13-14 ESV "For You [the "You" that scripture is talking about is God Almighty] formed my inward parts; You knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made."

Truth #2 We are not the original faulty building block in the stack. Faulty building blocks came into being way back when Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden. Disobedience, greed, selfishness, shifting of blame, just to name a few. God sees a finished product, decides the purpose, and then establishes the procedure. These faulty building blocks, which plague us, can be removed and replaced with the help of the Lord.

John 8:32 NKJV says to us, "And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

Our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become. Just to encourage us, we must look at a scripture which tells us how the Lord will stand with us and for us, Psalms 1:1-6 NKJV "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law, he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper. The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away. Therefore, the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish."

When a builder is confused, he refers back to the blueprint and checks with the architect. God is the architect and builder of your life. He never makes mistakes and never gets confused about what He has planned or how it is to be built. God does not use inferior building materials. We, however, do seem to mess up the work, that the Lord has started. The Lord has given us the freedom of choice and He, therefore, is bound by His Word and must allow us to make all the mistakes we choose to make. Along with these choices we want to make, there are also consequences that come along with those choices; some good and many bad. Therefore, if we want to find out the real truthful answer for the problems we are facing in our lives, we must go back to the architect, who is the Lord. 1 Corinthians 3:9-15 ESV tells us

"For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's field, God's building. According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire."

Man, on the other hand, will throw in some faulty types of materials, trying to take a shortcut. This just tends to lengthen, rather than shorten, the building process, and the need for repairs. God has to remove the bad parts and replace them with the good ones, if, we will surrender to His will and way. We may think, "Why is it taking so long for my breakthrough to come?" "Why am I being held back while others are going forward?" God is building a solid foundation under you, so that you’ll be able to handle the pressures that accompany His blessings, and go through the storms of life without being moved or shaken. Anything that is made well takes time. Anything that’s worth having is worth striving for.

As we go through life, each of us is on a quest for something. Some try to acquire knowledge, some desire riches, some fame, some glory, some power, or some combination of these. As we search, each for their own treasure, we utilize all the talent and capabilities that we possess. As we search, we must have some plan on which to base our search. If we just start looking without a plan, we most likely will fail. We are like a leaf in the wind, blown in whatever direction the wind happens to choose. If we base our search on a firm plan, we most likely will arrive at a conclusion. It may not be the desired end that we were looking for, but we can arrive at an end.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV tells us that,

"All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work."