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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We Are the Called
When you define the church, who are "the called," you have to define it by the call before time began; that's the doctrine of election, and you have to define it by the call out in time; that's the doctrine of redemption. But we also have to define it by the call from. Ephesians 1 says, "We have been chosen (election), and we have been redeemed (redemption) that we should be holy and blameless before Him." That's the doctrine of sanctification. This is called from. We have been called from sin to holiness. "Holy" is the key word. We're called to be separated from sin. The Bible says we are called by the Spirit's power to remain unspotted from the world. We were called from. And that is, we were set apart, as well as being called out, out of sin and darkness. We have been called from unholiness. We are to manifest holiness. And holiness is stimulated when God is exalted. So if you go to a church that never exalts God, which is common because most churches exalt man, then it's difficult for you to see the holiness of God and measure yourself against that standard. That's why we've always emphasized worship. It isn't that worship in itself is enough. What happens when you worship God is that you do worship God. However, as you understand God better, God becomes more exalted, you become more humbled when you see your own wretchedness, and you realize that you are not holy as God is holy, which calls you to a deeper confession and a passion for purity. So it's important to lead people to holiness by setting the standard of a holy God high and keeping it there all the time. Another thing that calls people to holiness is an uncompromising attitude. And since we are the called ones who have been called out of darkness, called from sin, it's crucial that we do not compromise with the unholy world around us. So you exalt God on the one hand and you debase the world on the other. One of the reasons I resist allowing the culture to define the church is that it's a part of the ungodly, satanic system, and its definitions are irrelevant to the church. What we've endeavored to do is to lift up God so high that we really do see God in all his holy glory; and that shows us the standard and makes us intolerant of our sin. And then, on the other hand, we have endeavored to deal with sin in an uncompromising way. When a group is unholy, tolerant of sin, and comfortable with sin, whatever it may call itself, that's not a true representation of the church, because a church is a group of people called before the foundation of the world, called out of darkness into light, brought together, and separated from sin. Therefore, we must constantly examine ourselves, particularly before we approach the Lord's Table. So the church is called before, that's election; called out, that's redemption; and called from, that's sanctification. We are "the called." Repent and believe! GTY.org (80-211) – A Church for the New Millennium
Today's Wisdom
Day: 954
June 24, 2026
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