Thoughts for another day

November 17, 2008.

Today's verse: 1 Cor. 3:19. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

In His wisdom, God made the world and you and I and all that’s in it, even the huge oceans and the vast mountains, the glaciers and the winds which blow ferociously. When creating all these things, He never took our advice, nor does He take it even now when He runs the earth because He knows the kind of wisdom we possess. Besides, He takes the indicts the worldly wise in their own craftiness.

Why does the Word of God say that the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God? For very good reason, because it doesn’t encapsulate Kingdom values. What are the Kingdom values you may ask and they are very simple: Love and more love; leading to forgiveness, communication, tenderness, humility, giving, purity in thought, adoption of truth and the like. With these God is content and His contentment also harbors us when we harbor these traits of the kingdom. But what does the world teach me: Competition, destruction, hatred, putting other down and elevating self, greed, lack of courtesies, rule at any cost, etc.

What I have discovered is that most of these traits seek not to glorify God nor bring joy in the life of others. What they do, is just trample people and teach them who’s boss. They seek to divide rather than unite and leaving scars on the heart, which are far more destructive than scars on the body. Yet, day in and day out, we seek these values, in our work places or our homes or anywhere where we are put; and to be honest, we don’t care for the repercussions that arise as a result. It’s only when the dark doors of death stare at us, that we realise the folly of living such a life. But then it’s too late!

Today, as we assimilate the virtues God has implanted in our beings, let us pay close attention to understand what wisdom He wants us to imbibe. Thereon, let us move to that level where He will fill us with it – no matter what it means to us and as long as it brings glory to God.