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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Called Before Time Began
What was the first cause of our Christian existence? It was God’s sovereign, independent, unaffected choice that took place before time began. It was God who chose us, and then it was, according to John 6:44, the Father who drew us. Jesus said, “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them.” Whom God chooses; He draws. We have been drawn irresistibly to God. How? God, as it were, has reversed our magnetic polarity and, in an irresistible fashion, because of His choosing us, has drawn us to Himself. Listen, the proof of your salvation is the supernatural reversal of your polarity. Like a magnet, you were once attracted to sin and repelled by God. Now you are attracted to God and repelled by sin. There’s only one explanation for such profound transformation. God made a choice, reversed your polarity by His grace, and irresistibly drew you to Himself. So we are here because we were called before time began. Isn’t that an amazing thing to think about? God chose this congregation of people to assemble in this fashion before the foundation of the world. There’s no way I can market that. There’s no way I can package that and say to other pastors, “Hey, do you want a church like ours? Here are the five things to do.” Why? Because you would have to go back to eternity past and convince God to make another church like this in Boise, Kansas City, or wherever. Listen, centuries before the pastors of this church were even born, God determined before time began who would lead it. In fact, every time I hear about somebody being saved, I have to go back in my mind to the realization that this was all decided before the world was even created. A gentleman came up to me just this morning and said, “I want to tell you that this morning after the message, I gave my life to Jesus Christ.” Well, that’s a wonderful and glorious thing to hear. But it didn’t just happen this morning; it happened long ago, and the Lord is just adding to the church those that He calls to Himself. Jesus said,“I’ll build My church, and the gates of Hades won’t prevail against it.” You know, I can never really find the words to express the sense of eternity that I feel in my heart, knowing that I’m a part of something way beyond me. I’m not responsible for its successes; all I can do is muck it up by my disobedience. I also have a sense that this is my place. Yes, it’s a small, little place in terms of the world. And it may seem like a big church compared to others, but in comparison to the whole world, it’s a small, little place. But it’s my small, little piece of redemptive history. Not only is it a small place, but it also represents a small window of time, because there’s just a few decades of ministry that God will bestow upon me amidst the vast sweep of all redemptive history. And it’s my responsibility to obediently fit in to the unfolding purpose of God. So it’s important to understand that we, the church, were called before time began. That’s the great doctrines of election and predestination. Repent and believe! GTY.org (80-211) - A Church for the New Millennium – 80-211
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February 15, 2026
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