“Apply the Wisdom, That You Seek”

 

Wisdom

 

James 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, andeasy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 

 

Wisdom is more than knowledge. It is discernment of people and situations, Insight. Having the right mindset and understanding. 

 

It is appropriate; fair, and honest behavior. It is truth, no hypocrisy. Using sound and healthy judgment without pride or arrogance. 

 

James 3:13-18

Jas 3:13  Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

Jas 3:14  But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

Jas 3:15  This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

Jas 3:16  For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

Jas 3:17  But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, andeasy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

Jas 3:18  And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

 

Verse 13 speaks of meekness, which is being humble. Having wisdom is an awesome gift from the Lord, but having pride and display of arrogance is not how we demonstrate wisdom. 👇🏽

 

Jas 3:14  But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

Jas 3:15  This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

Jas 3:16  For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

 

Evil is present where there is envoy, and strife in the hearts of man. This wisdom is of man, worldly it does not come from the Lord. We can pray for wisdom that comes from the Lord, because It surpasses the wisdom of man.

 

James 1:5

5  If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

 

God’s Will

Let us apply wisdom in seeking 

God’s Will. 👇🏽

 

Boasting About Tomorrow

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Jas 4:13  Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

Jas 4:14  Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

 

Ironically, we don’t view our life as a vapor. We view a body and what will please the flesh of this body.

 

When you think of a vapor, - think about in the winter when it is cold out and you blow air from your mouth. You see steam that immediately disappears.

 

The definition of vapor is: 

a visible exhalation, such as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air: Our breath exhaling is the visible exhale, steam from our mouth.

 

Our lives are compared to this vapor that appears for a while then gone. I can’t help but relate this vapor to our soul. When the soul leaves,  the body, is without life. An empty shell.

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Jas 4:15  For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

Jas 4:16  But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.

Jas 4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

 

Anyone who does not recognize our lives are in Gods hands, are not serving him. But their lives are still in his hands whether or not they recognize or believe in him.

 

There is nothing wrong with making plans, just honor the one who is in charge of it all, the lord. Acknowledge,, if it be his will, then we will follow through either our plans.

 

Some supporting scripture that honors God’s will and his plans:

 

Hebrews 6:3 And this will we do, if God permit.

 

1 Corinthians 16:7 For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.

 

There is nothing we can say,  will come about for sure.Only asking if the “Lord wills it to occur,” We hold no power over the next day, let alone the next week, month, or year. But God does 

 

Acts 18:21

21  But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.

 

In  acts we see how  important  this feast  is to Paul and that he wants to make it back to be present when it starts, but he still says, “if God Will”.

 

We have important dates that are coming up, it is important to always remember that God is in control and recognize “ if he will it to be done”  then it shall  happen.

 

The Enemy Comes to kill, Steal, and Destroy 

 

John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. 

 

often when we read this scripture we usually think of death. Because we know the enemy wants to take us out at that opportune time when we are laced in sin which results in falling into hell.

 

But the enemy will also set us up for a great fall. It can happen to anyone. You could be that person who is working at maintaining your sobriety, not drinking or using drugs, 

 

He will put someone in your path who is doing that and a whole lot more. Before you know it, you are drunk, high, and falling out of bed from fornication The night before.

 

No one is exempt. He can do the samething to the man or woman who is back in church or striving to live for the Lord, and he will put someone in your path who is living every way but for the Lord. It is a set up, and you will know that it is a set up when you keep resisting temptation because of the Lord. 

 

Finally that person will disappear, but don’t let your guard down, because he will slip in and tempt you other ways to pull you away from God.

 

John 10:1

1  Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

 

Now a thief can also be a human with their dishonest ways, but we will focus on people and watch out for them, but fail to watch out spiritually for the enemy and his attacks.

 

always check with the Lord regarding people, places and things, that have popped up in your life.

 

Pay attention to the prompting of Holy Spirit. Because he will send out an alarm while you are conversing with that person. 

 

If you follow those nudges, what your mind is telling you, you won’t go wrong. We will never be a victim caught unaware.

 

I started with Wisdom because we should always want the wisdom of our Lord. But as we apply wisdom in our daily walk, by all means don’t forget to apply it to that walk we are doing with our Lord.

 

 

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My closing prayer:

 

Lord, the wisdom you have comes free to all who ask. I pray that as we strive to fulfill our purpose for you that we will ask for the gifts you have available and apply them to our daily walk.

 

I pray spiritual growth for all of us who walk in your way and let us remember to give you all the glory and the praise.

In the name of Jesus, amen.

 

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