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.
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The Ascension of the Lord
Luke wrote two volumes: the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts. Volume 1 is the story of Christ, and volume 2 is the story of the church. And Luke begins volume 2 of his account by referring to the same event with which he closed volume 1: the ascension of the Lord Jesus into heaven. Now, before the cross, Christ understood His death not just for the physical elements of it, but He saw it for the spiritual realities of it. And what He understood was a true understanding of His death. What He saw coming against Him was not so much Jewish animosity and hatred or Roman brutality. But what He saw coming against Him was the full fury of the wrath of God, His Father. Of course, He accurately understood the human experience of crucifixion. But more importantly, He understood the spiritual reality of it, and that is what was so terrifying to Him. So Scripture gives us Christ’s view of the cross before the cross, looking toward His death. But now, we’re going to see the Father looking back at the cross and resurrection. What was the Father’s view of the death of Christ? Well, let’s begin with Philippians chapter 2, which describes the incarnation. God, the eternal second person of the Trinity, comes down, takes on human form, is developed in the womb of Mary, is born of Mary the virgin, lives a perfectly obedient life all the way to the point of death, and willingly suffers death at the most ignominious level: death on a cross. And then we hear the Father’s response in verse 9: “For this reason also”—because of His obedience and willing humiliation—“God highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” So what was the Father’s commentary on our Lord’s death? Was it about the next event after his death? His resurrection? No, it was His ascension. His return to heaven. God exalted Him. Listen, I’m not diminishing the resurrection. In fact, you can’t even be a believer unless you acknowledge Jesus as Lord and believe that God raised Him from the dead. But there’s no mention of the resurrection in Philippians 2. What I’m saying is that the resurrection is not the final, ultimate event in the life of Christ. And therefore, the Father goes right to the ultimate, divine commentary on the death of Christ: He exalted Him above every other person. The ascension is the ultimate event in the life of Christ, because glory is the ultimate goal in the life of Christ. And rarely do we give enough attention to this glorious event. But we can’t ignore the fact that our Lord spoke not only about His death and resurrection, but He also spoke about His ascension because the ascension is the culminating reality in the life of our Lord on earth. Repent and believe! GTY.org (81-15) - Why the Ascension Matter – 81-15
Today's Wisdom
January 7, 2026
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