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 such wisdom on to my children is because God has graciously made it all available in the Bible.
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Called Before and After
The first thing to understand about Christians and the existence of the church, which is a synonym for “the called,” is that it’s all because of God’s sovereign, independent, unaffected choice. We were called before time began. It’s the great doctrine of election. And the second thing about our calling is that we were called out. Ephesians 1:7 says, “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.” We have been called out. Called before, that’s election; called out, that’s redemption. We have been called out of darkness. We have been called out of sin. We’ve been called out of death. We’ve been called out of hell. We are the regenerate church. We are the truly redeemed church. We have been redeemed through His blood and we have received the forgiveness of our trespasses by grace. That’s what makes us the true church. Let me say that another way: the only true church is a regenerate church. I don’t know how people can fill up churches with nonbelievers, trying to make nonbelievers as comfortable as possible and call it the church. It’s not the church. The church is redeemed. The church has redemption. The church has been forgiven. The church has received saving grace. The church has received the application of the blood of Jesus Christ. It’s been washed; it’s been cleansed. Of course, we want to certainly acknowledge that unbelievers are welcomed to come and to sit in and participate. But we function as the redeemed. It’s not designed to be a comfortable and suitable place for unbelievers. It’s not designed to be an affirming place for the unredeemed, for the unforgiven. And so, we are very clear about that. We come together to worship God as the redeemed. We come together to sing His praises as the redeemed. It’s not important to me that an unbeliever doesn’t like the style of music. What is important to me is that a believer praises God through the means that God has given us: the means of music, worship, and prayer. That’s what’s important to me. I want unbelievers to see and eavesdrop on a worshiping community of truly regenerate people. And we discover from time to time that there are tares among the wheat, that there are people who claim to be Christians who are not. And there are some people even in our own congregation who have claimed to be Christians but are not. And it may never be discovered until Jesus comes. But despite our willingness to welcome unbelievers and our realization that we cannot accurately assess everyone's spiritual condition, we still conduct ourselves as a community of redeemed individuals. And what concerns us is that we worship God as the redeemed. So when you define the church, who are the called, you have to define it by the calling of God that took place before time began, which is the doctrine of election. But you also have to define it by the calling out in time, which is the doctrine of redemption. The called, were called before, and called out after. Repent and believe! GTY.org (80-211) - A Church for the New Millennium – 80-211
Today's Wisdom
April 25, 2026
Day: 905
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