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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Marks of the Man of God
The title “Man of God” is an Old Testament designation that belongs uniquely to all who speak for God. It’s also a technical term for someone who is called by God to proclaim the Word of God. This is God’s man. This is the man who personally belongs to God. And the man of God is known by four marks, four distinguishing characteristics. Number one, the man of God is known or marked by what he flees from because 1 Timothy 6:11 says, “But flee from these things, you man of God.” The question is, what things are we fleeing from? According to verses 9 and 10, from the love of money and all the attendant corruptions that come with it. You have to run. Your whole life in ministry, you’re a fleeing man, and you are running from everything that can corrupt you. Ideas can corrupt you. Lusts can corrupt you. Material things can corrupt you. You run from all those worldly idols. Look, false teachers, liars, and fraudsters—false apostles who pervert the truth of God for money, who make merchandise of people for personal gain, who pretend to represent God for the sake, as Peter puts it, of filthy lucre—who preach for money—are always going to be around. They are not men of God. And believe me, the love of money has perverted many. But if the Lord does give and bless you with more than you need, you have to be the model steward of that. So a man of God “flees from these things.” Secondly, a man of God is known by what he follows after. Verse 11 continues: “Follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.” While we’re fleeing from the world, we’re running after spiritual virtues. Your Christian life is an effort to run from evil and to pursue God. That’s what it is. And that’s what it is for men of God. So, what am I after? My goal, my driving desire, is to please God. That’s what I am running after. I can’t be running after success, a bigger church, more notoriety, or bigger fame. I have to be running after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. Thirdly, a man of God is known by what he fights for. Why? Because biblical truth is always under attack. Therefore, every faithful preacher is a fighter. It’s a guardianship. There’s a battle out there for the protection of the truth, and we have to be fully engaged in that battle. Fourthly, the man of God is known by what he is faithful to. What is he faithful to? The commandment. Keeping the law. And the law of God encompasses all the commandments found in the Scripture. The man of God therefore is known because he is faithful to the Scripture. We are men of the Word above all. That’s why we know what to flee from, follow after, and fight for. And we are faithful to the Word, to the Scripture, and to the revealed commandments of God in the Old Testament and the New Testament. This is what marks the man of God: what he flees from, follows after, fights for, and is faithful to. This is our high and holy calling. Why? For the glory of the church, which is the glory of the Lord of the church, which is the glory of God. Repent and believe! GTY.org (80-301) - Four Marks of the Man of God – 80-301
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December 30, 2025
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