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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The Sabbath – Part 5
Jesus never attempted to fit His activities into the Sabbath law of the old covenant. He established His own authority as one with God and as Lord over the Sabbath. But the Pharisees were strict Sabbath keepers. They followed the old covenant and embellishments to the letter, and yet they missed the whole point of the Sabbath. They found no rest from their endless works—efforts at salvation. They found no real honest repentance. The Sabbath laws were mere shadows of hope, a weekly reminder that there was a paradise to be regained and it was through the means of righteousness. There could be rest from the endless struggle and the horrible burden of trying to earn your salvation. When Jesus came, He brought the rest, the true rest. The child of God is now a new person. Under the new covenant, we are healed, washed, found, and accepted. We have entered into rest with none other than the Creator Himself. We have been given righteousness, and we rejoice in that gift. We cease all effort to earn our salvation. Jesus literally did away with the Sabbath. What about the New Testament? What does the New Testament say to the church regarding the Sabbath? It says unbelief forfeits rest. The rest that the New Testament writers focus on is not related to Sabbath observance, but rather to a spiritual rest found in salvation. The rest that the New Testament concerns itself with is not a day of the week; it is salvation. There is never a command in the New Testament to keep the Sabbath. And all Ten Commandments are repeated in the New Testament—some numerous times—except the fourth command. It is never repeated in the New Testament, not one single time. It was, in the midst of the moral law, a sign and a symbol to lead the people to rest and repentance. But when you come to the New Testament, there's never a repeat of that command. The rest that the New Testament is concerned about is the rest that comes to the soul from hearing and believing the good news preached. That's the rest the New Testament offers. In fact, Hebrews 4:9-10 says, "There is a Sabbath rest for the people of God. For the one who has entered His rest has himself rested also from his works, as God did from His." That's so remarkable. What does that mean? There are only two possible concepts about getting to heaven. You work your way in, or it's a gift, right? For the Jews, they were working. But when you enter the rest of grace and the rest of faith, works cease. The day you came to Jesus Christ, you ceased trying to earn your salvation. You entered into permanent rest. This is just a magnificent New Testament emphasis. The Mosaic Sabbath—the symbol, the sign—was a dim reflection of the true rest. Listen, God's true rest didn't come through Joshua. God's true rest didn't come through Moses. God's true rest comes only through Jesus Christ. Joshua led the nation of Israel into the land of their promised rest, and it was nothing more than a temporary earthly rest—merely a shadow of the final, ultimate heavenly rest that comes through Jesus. This is the promise of salvation that God gives to those who put their trust in Him. The kind of rest that is important for us is the salvation rest that comes by faith—by faith in God. Repent and believe! GTY.org (90-379) – Understanding the Sabbath
Today's Wisdom
Day: 1041
September 26, 2026
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