50 Days of Wisdom
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Wisdom is a skill in living that begins with fearing God, then progresses to guarding your mind, choosing your companions, controlling your body, monitoring your words, pursuing your work, managing your money, and loving your neighbor. Very simple. But that’s it. And when you’ve done that, you’ve learned wisdom. It’s vital to be taught wisdom. For example, as a father, if I fail to teach my son to fear God, the devil will teach him to hate God. If I fail to teach my son to guard his mind, the devil will teach him to have an open mind. If I fail to teach my son to obey his parents, the devil will teach him to rebel and break his parents’ hearts. If I fail to teach my son to select his companions carefully, the devil will choose them for him. If I fail to teach my son to control his body, the devil will gladly teach him to give it completely over to his lusts. If I fail to teach my children to enjoy speech that is honorable to God, the devil will fill their mouths with filth. If I fail to teach my children to pursue their work, the devil will make them lazy. If I fail to teach them to manage their money, the devil will teach them to waste it on riotous living. If I fail to teach them to love their neighbor, the devil will gladly teach them to love only themselves. And the only reason I can pass any of this wisdom on to my children is because God has graciously made it all available in the Bible.
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That Supreme Joy
Paul was a man who had negative circumstances beyond our ability to understand them, and he is now chained to a Roman soldier. And yet he's a model of joy. Why? Because his joy isn't related to his comfort. His joy isn't related to his self-indulgence, his freedoms, his success, or his reputation. It isn't related to any of those things. His joy is strictly tied to the advance of the gospel. Therefore, he has joy in his ministry, in spite of trouble, as long as the gospel is advanced, as long as Christ's cause is extended. His chains, in a sense, became an effective line of communication to these elite soldiers of the Roman Empire. And if they were converted, they would carry the message to the rest of the city and, for that matter, the rest of the world. And so he was rejoicing in the progress of the gospel. Is that where you are? That's really the question. As you look at your own life, is your joy that sort of ebbing and flowing tide of earthly things? Does your joy rise and fall on your pleasures? On your possessions? On your prominence, your prestige, your reputation, your comfort, your fulfilled ambitions or your almost unrealistic fantasies being realized? Is that where your joy is? If it is, you're going to ride the crest to the top and then sink to the depths. You're going to ebb and flow with the changing times and shifting sands of life's circumstances. However, if your joy is tied to the progress of the gospel, and your life is committed to that end, then your joy is never, ever diminished. That's certainly my prayer for my own life and yours as well. Don't get caught on that roller coaster, that up and down of exhilaration and depression where you ride the crest of joy one minute and sink to the depths of despair the next, because everything is predicated on the shifting events of life. Fix your heart on the progress of the gospel, and then it doesn't matter what happens to you as long as you can see God's kingdom being extended. And of course, you have to be part of that extension in your prayers and in your efforts. And if that's what you live for, then that's what you rejoice in. So, what is that passion of your life? What do you live for? If you live for that, if that's your passion, as you pour your life, time, energy, and money into the extension of the gospel, you're going to find your joy is undiminished, no matter what happens to you. That's how Paul had joy in ministry in the midst of very, very difficult circumstances. We too must be so immersed in our passion for the progress of the gospel and the cause of Christ that our joy is solely tied to its advancement, causing us to care little about other matters. And may it be that our joy is so attached to ministry that it knows no breaking point because Chris's truth will advance, His church will be built, and according to Matthew 16:18, "the gates of hell will not prevail against it." May we know that joy, that undying joy, that joy that knows no breaking point—that supreme joy. And may we say with Paul, "I rejoice; yes, and I will rejoice," no matter what the circumstances. Repent and believe! GTY.org (50-7) – Joy in Spite of Trouble
Today's Wisdom
Day: 1012
August 27, 2026
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