Consider James 1:5-6: "If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who give generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind."
Knowledge and wisdom go hand in hand. Knowledge typically refers to the various facts and general stores of information we have in our brains. Wisdom typically refers to how well we conduct our own personal lives, as well as how we interact with other people. Wisdom comes from experience, whereas knowledge comes from academic learning.
In this modern world, we spend a lot of time pursuing knowledge, but we don't necessarily pursue wisdom. Proverbs 8:34 says about wisdom, "Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway." Wisdom should be something that we chase after, and perhaps we would if we grasped where wisdom comes from. John Gadsby is arguing that wisdom, like love,is Christ Jesus Himself. In the same way that we should want Christ, we should want wisdom. And how should we approach Christ and wisdom? By daily seeking Him out and waiting on Him. Christ compels us again and again to chase after His good gifts. God continually instructs us to seek and pursue gifts such as wisdom, love, self-control, and so on. Only a fool would reject God; only a fool would reject wisdom.
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Monday, July 25, 2011
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