THE BUT'S OF SPIRITUAL WISDOM
Greetings in the name of Jesus:
Just as in any kind of exercise it takes a while before wisdom really takes hold of our life, and in my case there is no exception to that rule. We can look at scriptures over again without really seeing the truth behind them; but once we begin to discover the hidden things that have always been there we can see so many more things that we simply have over looked.
Let me give an example of that with a simple realization from the book of Proverbs as Solomon has written through the power of God's Spirit. The simple word " BUT" is found more often in the proverbs of Solomon than any other word because wisdom has always had two sides to it. Simple phrases like Proverbs 13 " A wise man heeds his fathers instructions, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke". Over and over again with every thing that is said there is also a counter part to it...a choice that must be made by the reader. There is a wise choice and a foolish choice that can be made. I am intrigued by this so much that I may make a study out of it.
This realization of course opens up a great number of things that we should do more study on if we are to really understand the words that God has used through others to speak His message of love to us. I am sure that greater minds than my own must have discovered some of what I fall into like this , but it makes me wonder how we have gotten so apathetic toward real spiritual truth that can so easily be found in His word.
When it comes to our daily spiritual lives there are always but's as well...most of them in the form of excuses as to why we did not do something that we should have done or developed into a habit in our lives...like prayer or meditations with God. These things seem to never have any kind of end result in life as we go along...but I feel the day is coming when we will be held accountable for each of these things that we just blow off right now. Our lives all have many of these proverbs attached to them that cannot be felt or even seen at first, but which will make a long term difference in a life that is lived. No matter if it is a direct affect on our life or a chance to influence effect on someone else's life at some point we will know about it, and we will know even as we are known now.
These BUT'S have always been a part of the process of both choice and developing spiritual wisdom because they make us get involved by having to make a choice. That choice we make is not just our created right, but also our responsibility and the only real freedom we have in this life. God tells us to"choose this day whom we shall serve", but that choice must be made carefully and wisely. I pray that you each choose wisely...may you richly bless God through your life in Him.
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT
Just as in any kind of exercise it takes a while before wisdom really takes hold of our life, and in my case there is no exception to that rule. We can look at scriptures over again without really seeing the truth behind them; but once we begin to discover the hidden things that have always been there we can see so many more things that we simply have over looked.
Let me give an example of that with a simple realization from the book of Proverbs as Solomon has written through the power of God's Spirit. The simple word " BUT" is found more often in the proverbs of Solomon than any other word because wisdom has always had two sides to it. Simple phrases like Proverbs 13 " A wise man heeds his fathers instructions, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke". Over and over again with every thing that is said there is also a counter part to it...a choice that must be made by the reader. There is a wise choice and a foolish choice that can be made. I am intrigued by this so much that I may make a study out of it.
This realization of course opens up a great number of things that we should do more study on if we are to really understand the words that God has used through others to speak His message of love to us. I am sure that greater minds than my own must have discovered some of what I fall into like this , but it makes me wonder how we have gotten so apathetic toward real spiritual truth that can so easily be found in His word.
When it comes to our daily spiritual lives there are always but's as well...most of them in the form of excuses as to why we did not do something that we should have done or developed into a habit in our lives...like prayer or meditations with God. These things seem to never have any kind of end result in life as we go along...but I feel the day is coming when we will be held accountable for each of these things that we just blow off right now. Our lives all have many of these proverbs attached to them that cannot be felt or even seen at first, but which will make a long term difference in a life that is lived. No matter if it is a direct affect on our life or a chance to influence effect on someone else's life at some point we will know about it, and we will know even as we are known now.
These BUT'S have always been a part of the process of both choice and developing spiritual wisdom because they make us get involved by having to make a choice. That choice we make is not just our created right, but also our responsibility and the only real freedom we have in this life. God tells us to"choose this day whom we shall serve", but that choice must be made carefully and wisely. I pray that you each choose wisely...may you richly bless God through your life in Him.
THE UNWORTHY SERVANT
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