We need to Mature in:
Wisdom
James 1:5, “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men
liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
Wisdom as it pertains to the Word of God has been defined as, “looking at
things from God’s perspective. The only way we can be able to do that is by
reading, knowing, studying, and meditating on the Word of God.
The book of Proverbs teaches us in;
Proverbs 9:10, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the
knowledge of the holy is understanding.
That word fear means, “reverence,” we will reverence God when we
understand His Power, His Presence, and His Provision.
What does it mean to fear or “reverence” God?
We are told in Proverbs 8:13, “The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and
arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate”.
The word froward means “perverse,” unfortunately we have been
conditioned by the world to tolerate, accept, and in many cases embrace
sin.
Evil, pride, arrogancy, evil ways, and perversion are to be hated because of
the destruction it can cause in lives, families, communities and in our
country.
We would all do well to heed the words found in Proverbs 4:7, “Wisdom is the
principal thing; therefore, get wisdom: and with all thy getting get
understanding.”