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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Our Lord tells His disciples, and us, that as we confront a hostile world with the gospel message, we have to be wise. There’s no sense in just creating havoc all around us. You know their temper; you know they’re anti-Christian; you know they don’t want you or your message. So, you must be careful how you approach them and use wisdom. We are also to be harmless and gentle. Those who represent Christ are not to cause injury and they shouldn’t do things that deserve injury. We’re not to employ trickery or deceit in trying to escape from their danger. Therefore, be careful, be wise, and be pure and gentle. Additionally, beware. That means being alert. Be on your guard. Be watchful. Be perceptive. You know what evil intentions lurk in the heart of men. And all unregenerate men are agents of the devil, seeking their own agenda. So don’t give those wolves an opportunity to condemn you. Don’t play their games in their court. Be careful. Evil intention is behind the system, and they want to make you compromise. So beware. We must also be calm. In other words, when they haul you into the courts or they threaten your life, don't be anxious. Just be calm. How can we be calm? Because Paul says in Philippians 4: “Be anxious for nothing.” And here’s the reason: “For it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.” Don’t worry about what you’re going to say. Literally, drop all worries completely, as you have nothing to worry about because God will give you what you’re going to say. Now, we must also be real. In other words, eternal life is given to those who continue in well-doing. They’re not saved by continuing in well-doing; they prove their salvation in their continuing. You’re not saved because you endured; you endured because you were truly saved. So be real because you're saved. And lastly, be gone. Just keep moving until Jesus gets here. Be gone means don’t just stay in one place until they kill you. Leave. Go to another place, because you’ll never cover all the places before the Lord comes. Keep moving. Now, what is the sum of our Lord’s instruction to us? We have no right to incite animosity or destruction. There’s too much work to be done and too many places to reach. Life is too precious. Every one of us matters to God’s kingdom. We’ve got to move to the receptive places and keep moving and know that all the while God is with us. And in the power of the Spirit, He’ll help us to say the right things and to have the effect that He wants us to have. Beloved, we are sheep among wolves, and we’re going to find that out more and more in the future. It was not uncommon in the Lord's time to hear about a shepherd who was found dead among the sheep he was attempting to defend. But let me remind you that we do not have such a Shepherd. He ever lives and is able to defend us. So there is a certain invincibility about us because God controls everything, and regardless of what Satan does, even to death, he cannot win against God’s sheep. Repent and believe! GTY.org (2280) - Sheep Among Wolves, Part 2 – 2280
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December 17, 2025
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