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 such wisdom on to my children is because God has graciously made it all available in the Bible.
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The Truth that Dwells in Us
It’s important to understand that real love is not possible without the truth because it’s the truth that unites us. John tells us that in 2 John verse 1: “I love in truth, and not only I but also all who know the truth.” Then, in verse 2, he tells us that the truth indwells us: “because of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever.” So we’re not only united by the truth, we’re indwelt by the truth. John is saying, “Look, I love in the truth, and we all love each other who know the truth, and we do it because the truth indwells us.” All of our Christian love and fellowship is a manifestation of the power of the truth that unites and indwells us. Jesus said that the benchmark of our Christian faith is love for other believers. “It’s by this that all men know that we are His disciples, if we have love one for another.” We share this common love because we share a common life in the truth that indwells us and that manifests the glory of the power of the gospel. Verse 2 also tells us why John is writing this: “Because of the truth.” He says, “I’m writing for the sake of the truth because it’s the truth that unites us and indwells us forever.” In fact, this is a key characteristic of all biblical books. All 66 books were written for the sake of the truth. Every preacher should preach for the sake of the truth. Every Christian should witness for the sake of the truth. We should live our lives in a godly way for the sake of the truth. And we love each other for the sake of the truth. John wrote for the sake of the truth. He loved for the sake of the truth. And he lived for the sake of the truth. It’s all about the truth. And that’s why he adds that next feature about the truth, “which abides in us and will be with us forever.” There’s one thing about a true Christian: he or she knows the truth, right? Because you wouldn’t be a Christian if you didn’t know the truth. Without the truth, salvation is impossible. Amazingly, we know how God thinks because we know the truth. And John says that unchanging truth is with us forever. You see, our very life is built on divine truth. It remains our possession forever, and true love flows out of that truth. In fact, true love is never increased by decreasing truth. Nonetheless, the cry of many people is that biblical doctrine divides. That is a lie. That is opposite the truth. Doctrine unites. A common belief in the truth forms the foundation of our love. Remove the truth and you don’t have true biblical Christian spiritual love; you have some artificial kind of thing. And any such unity is not of God. So the truth of God never changes, it never wavers, and it’s not subject to any alteration. And it's that truth that saves us; it's that truth that unites us; and it's that truth that indwells us. Oh, and the best part of all? It’s forever! Repent and believe! GTY.org (63-2) - Truth: The Sphere of Existence – 63-2
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April 26, 2026
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