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Obedience & Wisdom

Obedience & Wisdom

The Scriptures teach us that people who obey the Lord, who read His Word and do what it teaches, are learning to be wise.  In the book of Proverbs, wisdom is discussed at length. 

It is fitting and appropriate for each one of us to desire to gain wisdom.  As always, let’s read the following Bible verses:

Respect and obey the Lord!  This is the beginning of wisdom.  To have understanding, you must know the Holy God.  (Pro 9:10 CEV)

Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.  (Mt 7:24 NLT)

Anyone who comes and listens to me and obeys me 48 is like someone who dug down deep and built a house on solid rock. When a flood came and the river rushed against the house, it was built so well that it didn’t even shake.  (Lk 6:47-48 CEV)

You are my friends, if you do what I command you.  (Joh 15:14 ISV)

From these passages, we learn that honoring the Lord and following His laws is the beginning of wisdom.  Obedience to the Lord is compared to building a house upon a solid rock, which makes the house strong and stable.  And the Lord says that we are His friends IF we do what He commands us to do.

For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding . . .  (Pro 2:6 NKJV)

He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly . . .  (Pro 2:7 NKJV)

The Book of Proverbs teaches us that the Lord gives the gift of wisdom, and that he actually stores it up for His righteous followers!  Glory to God!

And don’t become confused, for it is not actions that make a person righteous, but a personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior and Redeemer.  You are blessed! 

Prosperity & Pride

Prosperity & Pride

It’s a sad fact of life that many believers who experience prosperity fall prey to a proud and haughty spirit, and no longer trust in the Lord for anything.  Because they are prosperous, they think that they will ALWAYS be prosperous, and therefore, well able to provide for their own needs—whatever they may be!

What a truly sad state of affairs for a follower of Jesus Christ to “forget” their Savior, as the following Scriptures will demonstrate:

. . . lest, when you have eaten and are full and have built good houses and live in them, 13 and when your herds and flocks multiply and your silver and gold is multiplied and all that you have is multiplied, 14 then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery . . .  (Deut 8:12-14 ESV)

But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; you grew fat, you grew thick, you are obese!  Then he forsook God who made him, and scornfully esteemed the Rock of his salvation.  (Deut 32:15 NKJV)

When I fed them, they were satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; then they forgot me.  (Hos 13:6 NIV)

This article is merely a timely warning to us all that we NOT become complacent, but rather, let us continue to read and meditate upon the Bible regularly.  Let us continue to pray to the Lord, and to thank Him and praise Him for all of our many blessings.  Let us remember that it is the LORD who upholds and sustains our very lives.

All that we have and all that we are is thanks to the Lord, our Creator and Savior.  Let’s give Him the praise, honor and glory that He deserves. Hallelujah!