SPIRITUAL
DIARY
Date: 10-02-03
My
Worship Time Focus: How Godly wisdom
operates
Bible Reading & Meditations Reference: James 3:13,17
1.
Message of the verse: “Who among
you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in
the gentleness of wisdom. But the wisdom
from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and
good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy.”
(NASB) “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. But the
wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be
intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without
hypocrisy.” (KJV)
A.
Godly wisdom operates with meekness. Meekness is part of the fruit of the Spirit,
therefore man cannot manufacture it. I
keep thinking about a quote from “Be Mature” that I read yesterday that said,
“A man’s life is not read in his press releases; it is read by the Lord in his
heart. ‘Therefore judge nothing before
the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things
of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall
every man have praise of God.’ (1Cor.
4:5) This is true in so many aspects of
my life and that is why I need to ask the Lord to search my heart so
often. Meekness is not weakness, but
power under control. A truly meek person
only wants to give glory to the Lord and not to men as seen in the life of
Jesus Christ. The Greeks used this word
to describe a horse that had been broken and was no under the control of the
rider. “Meekness is the right use of
power, and wisdom is the right use of knowledge,” this describes the phrase at
the end of verse thirteen.
B.
Godly wisdom operates with purity. (3:17) James says that Godly wisdom is first pure,
and this speaks of the holiness of God and maybe why James lists if first in
verse seventeen. A mature believer in
Jesus Christ will have godly wisdom and godly wisdom is first pure or holy, or
as stated before that it is perfectly gone towards perfection that is under the
control of the Lord. When we follow
God’s wisdom it will lead to purity of heart, but man’s will lead to sin.
C.
God’s wisdom operates with peace. (3:17) Man’s wisdom leads to fighting’s and wars,
and the like while God’s wisdom leads to peace, but peace through
holiness. God will never have peace at
any price for that is not peace at all.
If there is sin then it must be dealt with in the proper way described
in God’s Word and then there will be God’s peace.
2. Spiritual meaning
for my life today: To be reminded that
God cannot manufacture the fruit of the Spirit was good to read today. I was glade to read about how meekness is
described in the Scriptures too.
The Word of God was
refreshing to my soul, and it was also convicting to my heart as I read and
studied it this morning.
My Steps of Faith Today: To trust the Lord
Jesus Christ through the power of His Holy Spirit to bring about the fruit of
the Spirit in my life today and everyday that God gives me breath, for I know
now that it is not up to me to manufacture it on my own, for if I did then it
would not be real.
Memory verses for the
week: James 1:1-5
1.
James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
to the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad, greetings.
2.
Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter
various trials,
3.
knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
4.
And let endurance have its perfect result, that you may be
perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
5.
But if any of you lacks wisdom let him ask of God, who
gives to all men generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
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