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 Nature of Sin
We understand that sin is a violation of the law of God. It's a violation of the moral character of God and His laws as revealed on the pages of Scripture. That is sin. So, when you study the Bible, you're going to find out what God commands us to do and not to do. You're going to find out the essential elements of God's nature. And whenever we violate those, we sin. Now let's look at the nature of sin. These three things do not define sin; instead, they characterize it. This is how it manifests itself. It's a violation, yes. That's what it is. But how it shows up, first of all, is that sin is defiling. It's a pollutant. It's to the soul what scars are to a beautiful face, what a stain is to white silk cloth. It's ugliness across the face of beauty. It's a kind of ugliness that is defined in Scripture in very graphic terms. 1 Kings 8:38 compares sin in man's heart to ugly, oozing sores from a deadly plague. Zechariah 3:3 compares the sin of Joshua, the high priest, to a person wearing a filthy garment. So first of all, sin scars the image of God and man. Sin stains the soul and degrades man's nobility. And when you really look at yourself, you see the defiling of sin, and you loathe yourself because sin defiles, sin pollutes, and sin corrupts. Secondly, sin is rebellion. It's not only defiling; it's rebellion. It's just walking in constant opposition and rebellion. A sinner tramples on God's law, tramples on God's character, willfully crosses God's will, affronts God, spites God, and mocks God. Sin signifies rebellion. That's what it was for Lucifer, for Eve, and for Adam, and that's what it is for all of us. Sin is God's would-be murderer. Sin would not only unthrone God but would ungod God and replace Him with us. If the sinner had his way, God would cease to be God, and the sinner would be the only god in his world. So, sin is defiling, and sin is open, incessant rebellion. Thirdly, sin is ingratitude. Everything we have and everything we are is from God. We live, move, and have our being in God. All the food the sinner ever eats, all the air the sinner ever breathes, all the joys the sinner ever experiences, and all the love he ever experiences God provided. Every beauty of life is from God. And it's God who has given wisdom to the mind of every human being to think, feel, work, play, and rest, that life might be full and useful. And it's God who made us love, laugh, and cry. It's God who gave us special skills and abilities to excel in some areas and to know some measure of self-respect and value. It's God who gave us the capacity to care for each other and have relationships. It's God who providentially preserves us from getting every disease and dying every death. God literally surrounds the sinners with grace and mercy. Therefore, the sinner eagerly accepts the blessings that God provides in the created world, embraces God's graces and mercy, and then betrays Him by becoming a friend of God's enemy, Satan. Sin is such serious ingratitude. It's damning ingratitude. And the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against that ingratitude. So, sin is defiling. Sin is rebellion. And sin is ingratitude. That's the nature of sin. Repent and believe! GTY.org (90-233) – What Is Sin?
Today's Wisdom
Day: 1038
September 23, 2026
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