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 Goal of Killing Sin
With regard to killing our remaining sin, Romans 8:13 says that if, by the Spirit, you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. So, it's in the power of the Holy Spirit that we kill remaining sin. And we must be busy taking the sword of the Spirit, as it were, in the power of the Holy Spirit and killing the remaining sins in our life. And in the process of doing that, you must abstain from fleshly lusts, make no provision for the flesh, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, meditate on the Word, and store it in your heart that you might not sin, and you must watch and pray lest you enter into temptation. You must also be filled with the Holy Spirit, for He is the power that makes it happen, and you must discipline yourself unto self-control and buffet your body so that you will not become disqualified at representing Christ. And there are other duties, such as pursuing humility. But let me give you some little reminders as you participate in applying all of those principles to your life. Number one, sin is not killed when it's merely covered up. You have not done your duty with regard to killing sin until you have confessed it and forsaken it. Covering it only makes it worse. Secondly, in helping you to apply this necessary duty of killing sin, you need to be reminded that sin is not killed when it's only internalized. It isn't dead if you can still ruminate on the pleasures of it in your mind. You may have moved it from the outside to the inside, into the privacy of your imagination, where it's known only to you and to God, but that sin is not dead. Thirdly, sin is not killed when it's exchanged for a different sin. Some people imagine that because they have forsaken one sin and replaced it with another, they have really done some mortifying work in their life. When you forsake one sin and choose another and imagine that it's spiritual progress, you are deceived. It is not. Sin, fourthly, is not killed when it's repressed. Some people do it with alcohol; they just drink themselves into oblivion. Others would rather do drugs than experience guilt. Some people drown their guilt with entertainment and other distractions. Some people go to counselors who will elevate their self-esteem, and thus they imagine that their guilt is gone, when it's only repressed under the deception of unwise counsel. Fifthly, sin is not killed until the conscience is quiet. The goal in all of our warfare against sin is identified in 1 Timothy 1:5: Love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith. As long as conscience is still plaguing us and remains defiled, sin is not killed. In conclusion, the goal of killing sin is to be able to say at all times, like the apostle Paul, "My conscience is clear." Nothing was accusing him. He was a man who was really dealing with sin. He wasn't just covering it up. He wasn't just internalizing it. He wasn't repressing it. He wasn't swapping it for another sin. He was really dealing with it, and therefore his conscience was appeased. Beloved, listen to your conscience. It's the soul's warning system. It sends you messages that God wants you to hear. Repent and believe! GTY.org (80-128) – Hacking Agag to Pieces
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Day: 961
July 1, 2026
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