Spiritual Wisdom

Everybody has knowledge because they hear many different things, but until you acquire wisdom you will have a hard time doing anything with what you have heard.  Wisdom is necessary for the application of the knowledge you have heard.  Did Jesus say in John 8:32 if you hear the truth and the truth will set you free, no, He said, “And you shall know the truth and the truth will set you free,” hearing and knowing are two different things.

Someone may explain to you how to build a house so you may have that knowledge, but still not be able to build a house.  Like I said, I think it takes wisdom to apply the knowledge you have.  Take church people for instance, let’s say they hear a sermon on not bearing false witness but they walk away and don’t really change, why does that happen?  They have heard the message so they have that knowledge, but they lack the wisdom to apply what they know to their lives.

This reminds me of when Jesus was speaking to the churches in Revelations chapters 2 and 3 when He said, “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”  The problem wasn’t that people didn’t have ears; I think He was saying pay close attention and allow these things to go from the ear to the heart and apply them to your life.  I don’t think He wanted them just to hear what He said, He wanted them to act on what they heard which takes more than just knowledge but wisdom also.

There are two kinds of wisdom; there is worldly wisdom and there is spiritual wisdom, which is far more important.  The wisdom of the world has no bearing on the things of God, in fact Paul said this to the Corinthian church in 1 Corinthians 1:20-25, “Where is the wise?  Where is the scribe?  Where is the disputer of this age?  Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?  For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.  For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.  Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.”

Paul was making a strong statement here that the worldly wisdom the Corinthians prized so highly was the very opposite of the wisdom of God. This is why many non-believers pick up the Word and start reading but they can’t understand it because the Word is spiritually discerned.  They may have a lot of worldly wisdom but without the Spirit of God they lack spiritual wisdom.  A spirit filled Christian has no excuse for not understanding the Word of God, if they spend time in it and seek wisdom from the Lord.  If they ask Him He will be happy to give it to them.  

So if you are struggling, as a Christian, understanding the Word of God then make it a priority in your life.  Spend time in it, pray that the Lord will allow His Holy Spirit to teach you and to bring the truths back to you when you need them and never stop reading it because it will transform your life as you put it into practice.  Always seek godly wisdom then pass it on and be a blessing to those around you.  God bless you and yours and have a great day.  And praise the Lord often, He loves it when we praise Him with a pure heart!