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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There is No Other Way
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us that we must enter the narrow gate: enter it alone, enter it with difficulty, and enter it naked. But you must also enter it obediently. What marks you as you come through? Obedience. It’s about Matthew 7 verse 21: “the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven.” That’s the one who enters. That’s why He gave us the Great Commission. At the end of Matthew, our Lord tells the disciples and all the rest of us to take the gospel to the ends of the earth. Listen to what He says: “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit”—and then what?–“teaching them to observe all that I commanded you.” Do we do that in evangelism? Do we go to somebody and say, “Listen, here’s the story. There’s this narrow gate. I’m going to show you the narrow gate. I’m going to end the search for you. It’s difficult to find. You could go through a lot of religion, you could go to a lot of places, and you wouldn’t be able to find it. I’ll tell you where it is. Here it is—this is what it looks like; this is what it requires. You need to seize it with violence. And, oh, by the way, as soon as you come in, you must be totally committed to obeying everything that God commands.” Whoa. That’s the stuff of real repentance. In Matthew 19, there was a rich young ruler who wanted to know how to get to heaven, and when Jesus told him it would cost him everything, he walked away. Jesus gave him a command: “Sell everything you have and give to the poor.” That doesn’t save anybody. So why did Jesus say that? Why did He tell him to sell everything he had—he was very rich—and give it away to the poor?” It was a test. He gave him a command to see if he’d obey. Salvation wasn’t important enough to him to obey. It isn’t that Jesus makes everybody sell all they have and give money to the poor. It’s simply that He wants us to be willing to obey His command. Therefore, you confess Jesus as Lord, and you commit yourself to doing the will of the Father, which is the path of blessing, the path of joy, the path of reward, and the path of peace. Now, in contrast to that, there is the wide gate. Huge crowd. “Bring all your baggage. Come in a group.” It says, “This way to heaven.” But where does it go? Hell. So, to enter heaven, you must enter the narrow gate, enter it alone, enter it with difficulty, enter it naked, and most importantly, enter obediently. There is no other way. Repent and believe! GTY.org (RE1506) - Heaven: The Future of Christians - RE1506
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November 23, 2025
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