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 Continuous Need for Holiness
I was thinking this morning how crucial and utterly important it was to deal with this matter of mortifying sin, and how essential it is in our lives. And I was reminded again of the fact that I can try my best on a Sunday morning to teach you that truth, knowing full well that you can comprehend it, you can understand it, you can affirm it, you can agree with it, you can believe it, you can set out to apply it, but that doesn’t end the battle with sin. And that is why we have to come back and go over it again and again, week in and week out, because we have to sustain that level of accountability with truth; we have to constantly confront, week after week, the sins of the people so that they are brought to account before a holy God again and again. It’s amazing that the things we know can get pushed back in our minds and sin can rise to the surface again and be entertained. I almost think that living in the world that we live in today, where sin is sold to us through a very advanced media process, it’s hardly enough to make it from Sunday to Sunday, and you better be exposing yourself more often than just Sunday to Sunday, or you’re going to find your life going down a slide of tolerance of sin. While the culture has worsened, there has been a blessed increase and proliferation of good Christian tapes and books, along with the availability of Christian radio and many helpful resources. But the point is not just to give you information; we can give you information, and you can know the information and believe it. You might even be good enough to teach it. The point, however, is to stimulate you to love and good works. That’s the reason we gather, to put you at another level of accountability, having worshiped the Lord and come before Him in prayer. Coming to the Lord’s table is also a point of accountability. It isn’t just information; it’s necessary repetition because we default to what we know so easily. And so I’m here not only to give you new or old information in new packaging but to remind you over and over because the battle of sin wages on and on. It’s so very important for people to be faithful to worship the Lord Sunday after Sunday without missing, because you fall into patterns of tolerance in your life when you’re not brought to accountability, when you’re not sitting under the straightforward preaching of the Word of God. That’s why I worry so much about people who sit in churches where the goal of the message is to make unbelievers feel comfortable. Because what’s going to happen ultimately is the believer is going to be feeling very comfortable about his sin because it’s never confronted; it’s never really faced. And so, you’re going to have a happy bunch of unbelievers who are well-entertained and a miserable bunch of believers who are losing the battle to sin. Therefore, it’s crucial that when the church gathers together, it confronts itself with a continuous need for holiness. That’s why we do what we do every Lord’s Day. And certainly, it’s the role of the Lord’s table to confront our failures, our sins, our transgressions, and our accusing conscience. Repent and believe! GTY.org (80-128) - Hacking Agag to Pieces – 80-128
Today's Wisdom
May 8, 2026
Day: 914
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