In this week’s newsletter we’ll talk about the value of wisdom and how to get true wisdom.

The prerequisite to true wisdom.

And last … this week’s happenings on Soul Survival.

The Wisdom that’s More Valuable than Gold

The Wisdom of God

The Bible has so much to say about wisdom. We are reminded over and over of the importance of asking for it, seeking it earnestly, and “taking hold” of it. In Proverbs 3, we are told it brings happiness, that it is more valuable than gold or silver and more precious than rubies, that it will lengthen our lives, and that it brings peace to those who gain it.

I’m not talking about man’s wisdom, the world’s wisdom, or the wisdom gained from hard knocks … this is God’s wisdom. It is gained by knowing Him through His Word and by applying it to our lives daily.

Only Those Who Know Him

But we won’t understand His wisdom unless we first know Him, personally, as Savior and Lord. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 1:

¹⁸For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. ¹⁹For it is written:

“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”

²⁰Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? ²¹For 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.

Do you know Him personally? And if so, are you growing in godly wisdom and understanding?

It’s so easy to get complacent about where we are spiritually. But may God help us to remember, there is no standing still. We’re either growing or drifting away from Him. We’re either becoming more like Christ or becoming more like the world. Let’s make sure it’s the former.

There is no standing still with God. We’re either growing or drifting away from Him. We’re either becoming more like Christ or becoming more like the world. #God #faith #soulsurvival

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This was taken, in part, from one of my daily posts.

Last Week’s Most Read Post

Last week’s most read post along with a little preview:

“When It’s Time to Go” January 10

While we’re not of this world, we are to live in it. But there are times when we may need to remove ourselves and our families from certain environments, whether that is a workplace, a school system, a circle of friends, or a city. Let’s pray for God’s wisdom and grace to know how to stay strong enough in the Lord to be salt and light, yet discerning enough to know when it’s time to go.