Where does understanding dwell?...
And he said to man,
'The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom,
and to shun evil is understanding.' "
Job 28:20,28
Wisdom is about a personal and intimate relationship with the Triune God. I used to think wisdom was about how we apply knowledge but it's so much more. As I continue to grow in spiritual transformation, I realize the wisdom cannot be found apart from a health relationship with Jesus Christ. As it's mentioned in the book of Job, "Where then does wisdom come from?" It comes from the "fear of the Lord!" The relationship with God will mold our very core, the fabric of our being into one who displays the character of God; we become more like Him. In the process God invites us into His ways... His way is wisdom. This partnership we have with the Father involves our side of the equation, our choices. This is our understanding. We know and see the heart of God now it's our will, our volition to choose against things that are not of God. So as I see it today in my growth, wisdom and understand is a partnership of the Divine-human relationship. Wisdom is God's and understanding is our choices.
I'm not sure if my observation above is accurate. This was something that spoke to me and I needed to meditate on based off what I'm learning in my Spiritual Theology & Formation classes. But whether or not the words here make sense it's reminding me that we cannot find wisdom or understanding apart from God's presence in our lives. I need to put into practice this lesson about the core relationship to God. I cannot separate my intellectual hunger from my spiritual hunger, they're all connected through a basic relationship built of faith in Christ. I cannot grow in just one area.
Father God, thank You for remembering words a dear brother told me when I returned from Sri Lanka. I don't hold it against him because I know his heart. I know his warning was that stimulating my intellectual side of the relationship has the threat of running ahead of the spiritual side and that I needed to be understanding of that. Thank You Father for being faithful and present in every aspect of my life. Help me LORD to make it less about me. I rebuke my thoughts of seeing the speck in someone else's eye when the plank is so great in mine. I pray that I grow closer to You today as I walk in Your shadow. I love You. In the beautiful name of Christ Jesus I pray, Amen!
I'm not sure if my observation above is accurate. This was something that spoke to me and I needed to meditate on based off what I'm learning in my Spiritual Theology & Formation classes. But whether or not the words here make sense it's reminding me that we cannot find wisdom or understanding apart from God's presence in our lives. I need to put into practice this lesson about the core relationship to God. I cannot separate my intellectual hunger from my spiritual hunger, they're all connected through a basic relationship built of faith in Christ. I cannot grow in just one area.
Father God, thank You for remembering words a dear brother told me when I returned from Sri Lanka. I don't hold it against him because I know his heart. I know his warning was that stimulating my intellectual side of the relationship has the threat of running ahead of the spiritual side and that I needed to be understanding of that. Thank You Father for being faithful and present in every aspect of my life. Help me LORD to make it less about me. I rebuke my thoughts of seeing the speck in someone else's eye when the plank is so great in mine. I pray that I grow closer to You today as I walk in Your shadow. I love You. In the beautiful name of Christ Jesus I pray, Amen!
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