‘The
wisdom of the wise will perish’ (Isaiah 29:14). As, Lord, we read these
words, may we know that there is another ‘wisdom’, a ‘wisdom’ which
shall not perish, a ‘wisdom’ which is ‘wiser than man’s wisdom’. Christ
is ‘the Wisdom of God’ (1 Corinthians 1:24-25). May we know that, with
Christ as our Saviour, we ‘shall not perish.’ Through faith in Him, we
receive the ‘wisdom’ which brings ‘salvation’ (John 3:16; 2 Timothy
3:15). He is ‘the Way, the Truth and the Life’ (John 14:6). He is the
Way to true wisdom. He is the Truth upon which true wisdom is based. He
is the Life which is based on true wisdom. He is
true Wisdom. Help us, Lord, not to seek wisdom apart from faith in
Jesus Christ – ‘the world did not know God through wisdom.’ May we know
that there is one true wisdom which does ‘not rest in the wisdom of men
but in the power of God’ – faith in ‘Christ crucified’ (1 Corinthians
1:21-23; 2:1-5).
Lord, help us never to think, “We are blessed because we are obedient.” Help us always to say, “We are blessed because You love us and Jesus died for us.” Your love for us, Jesus’ death for us: This is where the blessing comes from – and it’s where our obedience comes from! We think of Your great love for us. We think of Jesus, crucified for us. We say, “Lord, You love me. Help me to love You.” We say, “Jesus, You died for me. Help me to live for You.” This is how Your blessing comes to us – You show us how much You love us, You put Your love into our hearts, the obedience grows stronger – and so does the blessing!
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