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 Biblical View of Work
It's important to understand the biblical view of work. So first of all, it might help you to know that God is a worker. The work of God is often described in the Bible, and the very phrase "the work of God" appears several times in Scripture. Therefore, you can categorically look at the work of God in many different facets, for example, in creation. That is a massive, mighty work of God. You can look at the work of God in providence and in the area of sustaining—or, we can say, controlling. And then there is another category of God's work; we could call it the work of judgment, such as the Noahic flood or the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Every judgment is a work of God. Another category is that God works in redemption. The mighty work of salvation goes on all the time. So it's clear that God is a worker. Secondly, Jesus is a worker as well. Jesus is clearly involved in creation. "All things were made by Him"— John 1 —"without Him was not anything made that was made." He is clearly involved in sustaining the universe. He is the one who upholds all things by the word of His power. He is clearly involved in providence. He, by divine power, orchestrates the divine end to all the innumerable options in the universe. It is He who is the judge. He has a work of judgment. He said all judgment has been committed to Him, and He is Himself the One to whom God has given the work of redemption. So God is a worker, and Jesus is a worker. And we have to add that the Holy Spirit is a worker. The Holy Spirit also, you remember, was brooding over the waters of creation, and the Holy Spirit was an agent by which that creation came into its original form. It's the power of the Holy Spirit that works in providence and sustains the universe and all that is in it. And the Spirit is even engaged in the work of judgment and, of course, in the work of redemption through the means of regeneration, being born of the Spirit. And by the way, there is no dissipation of energy in the work that God, Jesus, or the Holy Spirit does. But to say that the Trinity doesn't dissipate any energy is not to imply that the Trinity doesn't work. God is an eternal, everlasting, tireless, inexhaustible worker in His Trinitarian fullness. And thus, work belongs within the panoply of virtues that are true of God. And since we bear the image of God, which means we are made in His image and His likeness, we can conclude that man is meant to be a worker. And according to Exodus chapter 20, verses 9 and 10, we are commanded to labor six days, and on the seventh day, do what? To rest. This is God's design for man. Some people believe that work is a divine punishment. That is simply not true. The biblical view of work is that it's a noble virtue and a moral behavior. So let's get to work! Repent and believe! GTY.org (80-362) – A Theology of Work
Today's Wisdom
Day: 975
July 20, 2026
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