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.
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May It Not Be You
Paul says in Hebrews that if you reject the gospel truth after being exposed to it, “it’s impossible to renew you through repentance." In other words, if you have heard all that can be heard and still reject it, how could you ever be saved? There’s nothing more that could save you. And therefore, according to verse 6, he says that you "again crucify to yourself the Son of God and put Him to open shame." What does he mean by that? Simply this: that if you don't accept Christ as Lord and Savior at that point, then you are affirming that He deserved to be killed as a criminal. You either stand with those who affirm who He is or with those who reject Him. That's the point: you made your choice, and you have declared openly by rejecting Christ that Jesus was guilty as charged. He is not God; He is a blasphemer. He is not the Savior; He does not deserve my worship, He does not deserve my homage, He does not deserve my life, and he deserves death. That is the verdict of anyone who rejects Jesus Christ. Can I bring this point down to a very practical illustration? This passage encompasses all aspects of Judas' life, right? Everything. He was enlightened, tasted the heavenly gift, experienced the power of the Holy Spirit, sat under great teaching, witnessed the power of the age to come, and ultimately concluded that Jesus should die, selling Him to be crucified. Anyone coming to that conclusion after the full revelation and walking away is a Judas. And the punishment for such defection is the most severe. Listen to Hebrews 10:29: "How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled underfoot the Son of God and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?" You see, it's very dangerous to be this close because when you get this close to Christ and you turn your back and walk away, you will serve your eternity in the hottest hell with the severest punishment because you sinned against the fullest revelation. Of course, the great anxiety of the pastor's heart, of my heart, is that there would be in the congregation of this church people close, so close. And yet people who turn their back and go away from Christ to the severest eternal judgment that is suited for a Judas, who had the greatest opportunity and turned his back. Paul identified the problem of falling away from faith, and he emphasized that the solution is to fully commit to Christ. The warning is that if you don't, with all the revelation you've had, you may fall away never to be renewed to repentance because you've made your final choice. And so this passage warns anyone of the danger of being close to salvation and falling the wrong way. Many individuals within the church find themselves at this critical juncture. May it not be you. Come all the way to Christ! Repent and believe! GTY.org (80-99) - The Danger of Being Close – 80-99
Today's Wisdom
December 28, 2025
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