“But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentile at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.” James 3: 17 & 18.
Being wise in the Lord is something we all strive to do as Christians. We sometimes get off the path by trying to create our own wisdom and begin believing in ourselves. It is in these moments we need to be refreshed. We need to understand what wisdom in our Lord really is and when we truly live in that wisdom just how we are to live. Living in the wisdom of our living God should be easy, but because we are sinful in our nature, it becomes very difficult for us. We are first to be pure. We are to guiltless and blameless and in right standing with our God. It is hard but not impossible. We must become overcomers of the evil thrown in our paths. We must do away with our thoughts of doubt, fear and worry. We must stay focused on the things of our God in heaven. James 3:17-18 explains to us very clearly just what we are to do. It explains how we are to act and how we are to speak. We are to be sincere in our actions of mercy toward others. We are to plant seeds of peace and not seeds of disruption, gossip, hate and rumors. We must not present ourselves as a “know it all”. We are to listen and be yielding to those around us. We are to also be yielding to Jesus himself. We must understand and live lives that show the wisdom of our God. We must learn the ways of his wisdom and know the difference of the worldly wisdom verses our God’s wisdom. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!
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