Digging Deep No. 86 Topic: The Wisdom of God

INTRODUCTION: In the previous study we studies about the power of God. This week, we want to study about His wisdom because power can be dangerous in the hand of a fool. There are all sorts of wisdom but true, pure beneficial and Divinely approved wisdom comes from God only, Daniel 2:20.

1) DIVINE WISDOM IS A GOLD MINE: The Spirit of the Lord that gives power is also the same that gives wisdom, understanding, knowledge and the fear of God. However, the scriptures confirm that Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. This proves that the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ are one and there is only one God. The wisdom of God is like gold mine: the deeper you dig, the richer you become. Which implies that the more you know of Christ, the wiser you become because Jesus Christ is that “Gold mine” Isa.11:2, I Cor.1:24.

2) BUT THE HIGHEST WORLDLY WISDOM FALLS SHORT OF THE “FOLLY” OF GOD: The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God because (i) they are based on vanity and pursue vanity (ii) it eventually leads to destruction, so that what men call the foolishness of God is still wiser than the wisdom of men. For one thing, God can destroy the wisdom of men, but men cannot destroy the wisdom of God. Worldly wisdom is sensual and devilish, but divine wisdom is pure, peaceful, gentle, patient, merciful, good, impartial and straightforward. I Cor.3:19-20, I Cor.1:25, Isa.29:14, Jre.4:22, Jam.3:15-17, Rom.1:22.

3) TRUE WISDOM IS A VERY PRECIOUS GIFT FROM GOD: True wisdom is worth more than gold, silver, pearls, and rubies. That is why a Divine wise man is a happy man. True wisdom is in the same category as light, which is understandable since Jesus the wisdom of God, is also the light of the world. A wise man is stronger than tem mighty men, hence when God gives a man wisdom; no one will be able to resist him. Consequently, if you cannot get anything else from God be sure you get wisdom from Him. Job 28:12-19, Prov.3:13-14, Prov.8:11, Eccl.2:13, Eccl.7:12, Eccl.2:26, Luke 21:15, Dan.2:21, James 1:5, Prov.4:7

4) IT IS EASY TO RECOGNISE A MAN WHO LACKS WISDOM: some of the signs of a man devoid of wisdom are (i) unwillingness to acknowledge God as supreme, (ii) inability to forgive others (iii) back-biting others, (iv) making fun of sin as if it is a trivial things, (v) hatred of correction, (vi) love of arguments, (vii) meddling in other peoples affairs, (viii) trusting his own abilities, (ix) acquiring wealth by fraudulent means, (x) crookedness or hypocrisy, and (xi) living as if everything ends in this world. Ps.53:1, Prov.10:18, Prov.14:9, Prov.19:6, Prov.20:3, Jer.17:11, Luke 11:39-40.

5) IT IS ALSO EASY TO RECOGNISE A WISE MAN: some of the signs of a wise man are (i) he fears God, (ii) he puts into practice whatsoever he learns from the scriptures, (iii) he searches the scriptures constantly to discover how God wants him to live, (iv) he is a man of few words (v) he is considered a fool by those who have worldly wisdom. Job 28:28, 32:7, Matt.7:24, I Cor.2:6, I Cor.12:8, I Cor.3:18, II Tim.3:15, Eccl.5:3, Prov.15:2, Prov.12:23.

6) GOD’S TRAP FOR THE WORLDLY WISE IS THEIR WISDOM: God’s way of catching the wise man of this world is by turning their wisdom to foolishness, spoiling their grand designs while God ultimately has the last laugh. Examples in the Bible include Samson versus the Philistines, David versus Goliath, King Saul and the witch of Endor, David versus Nathan, Haman versus Mordecai, the case of Gehazi and Saul’s journey to Damascus. Judges 16:23-24, Isaiah 17:43-51, Isa.28:7-19, Isa.12:14, Ester 7:9-10, II Kings 5:20-27, Acts 1:7-22. Are you on His side or in His trap?