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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According to James chapter 1, there’s a way to receive the Word of God. We receive it with submission, purity, and humility. But now that we’ve received it, how do we respond to it? Verse 22 says, “Prove yourselves doers of the word and not merely hearers who delude themselves.” Indeed, we must receive the Word. But in the end, what really matters is doing it. It’s important to hear, but it’s not enough to hear. Listen, the Word that’s powerful enough to totally transform the whole person, powerful enough to sanctify you, must be obeyed. You not only have to take it in; you’ve got to put it back out again in your living. Be ye doers or prove yourselves literally doers of the Word, as James puts it: "Be ye continually doers of the word." Builders build, teachers teach, and doers do. You should be known as a doer of the Word because that’s your life habit. And not merely a hearer like so many. There are Christians who just audit the Bible. They listen; they hear. But they have no commitment to do. They are deluded. They may be so deluded that they may not even be saved. There should be a willingness to apply the Word of God so that they’re not merely a hearer but a doer; otherwise, they have deluded themselves. They believe they’re okay when the fact is they’re not. Doing the Word is the path of blessing. And the first practical way you do the Word, or you know you’re doing the Word, is that it’ll show up in pure speech. Do you want to know whether you’re a doer? Listen to what you say. Listen to your conversation. Listen to your words. Listen to your jokes. Listen to your retorts. Listen to your conversations. What comes out of your mouth? Do you speak loftily, godly, and exalt things that lift up and honor Christ? Is your speech seasoned with grace? Because when you’re an obedient believer and you’re not just taking the Word in but you’re putting it back out, it’ll show up in your speech. Secondly, it’ll show up in your relationship to others. If you want to know whether a person is a doer, listen to what they say and watch how they deal with people in need. You’ll see the love of Christ in a doer. You’ll see sacrifice, compassion, kindheartedness, tenderness, mercy, and grace. And then lastly, at the end of verse 27, “Keep oneself unstained by the world.” What’s that? Holy living. Godly living. Are you a doer? Then your actions will be characterized by pure speech, loving care, and holy living. If the Word is being received, you are understanding it correctly, and you are actively applying it, then those three areas will be evident in what you say, how you treat others, and how you live in relation to God. That is the belief that behaves. That’s the right response to the Word. So there is a way to receive the Word, with submission, purity, and humility. And there’s a way to respond to it by being a doer of the Word. It’ll show up in your speech, your relationships, and your godliness. That’s why we do what we do, that you might be blessed. Repent and believe! GTY.org (80-154) - Responding to the Word – 80-154
Today's Wisdom
May 4, 2026
Day: 912
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