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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Singleness is Eternal
Paul says singleness has benefits. One, it protects your wife and children from the persecution of the worldly system. Two, it protects you from the humanness of another sinner and all the trouble that it brings in a marriage. And three, because of the passing of the world. What does that mean? 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 tells us that marriage has no relationship to eternity because marriage is part of the passing world. Paul says our time here is short. This era, this season, this set time is passing away. According to James 4:14, our life is a vapor that appears for a little time and vanishes away. Our life is very brief. So what is your life? Just a vapor. And marriage is a part of that very brief vapor on earth. Marriage suits us wonderfully and richly for this life, but it has no connection to eternity. And it’s God's design that we attach ourselves lightly to earthly things. How lightly? 1 Corinthians 7:29 says, "From now on, those who have wives should be as they had none." It’s the same as Colossians 3:2, "Set your affection on things above and not on things on the earth." It simply means you must give to marriage a perspective that it belongs to a passing time. You ask, “Will I not love my partner in heaven?" Of course, but you'll have perfect love toward everyone. "Will I not know my partner in heaven?" Of course, with perfect knowledge the likes of which you've never even experienced. However, it is important to recognize that the relationship you currently have, which provides physical fulfillment, procreation, and joy, is a part of temporal life. Paul gives several examples of what is passing. And marriage is passing. Marriage will give way to heavenly family life with God the Father, Christ the husband, and all believers as the wife. So, Paul is just saying marriage is a part of the passing scene, so treat that matter in a temporal way with all the dedication that it deserves, understanding, however, that marriage is not eternal. Don't value human relationships, human emotions, human possessions, and human pleasure above their true worth. Sometimes I think Christians in our contemporary scene today spend an undue amount of time working on their marriage instead of a healthy amount of time working on their spiritual life, which takes care of their marriage. My wife will tell you that the godlier and the more Christlike I am, the better it is to live with me and the more fulfilling, enriching, and enjoyable our marriage becomes. So our priorities are very clear. We concentrate on the eternal, and the passing things such as marriage will be as fulfilling as God intended them. Listen, marriage is a sacred thing. It’s a picture of Christ's relationship to the church, but it becomes what it ought to be when two people are solely and singularly devoted to Jesus Christ. And when I pursue Christ, it takes care of my human emotions. When I pursue Christ, it puts material things in the right perspective. When I pursue Christ, worldly pleasure falls into an appropriate line, and so does my marriage. So, if you are single, thank God for it because of the pressure of the system, the problems of the flesh, and the passing of the world. And what Paul is saying here is that marriage is only temporal, and if you are single, which is enteral, stay that way, and you will therefore minimize the necessity of preoccupation with the temporal. Repent and believe! GTY.org (90-109) - The Blessings of Being Single – 90-109
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May 12, 2026
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