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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Where Does Salvation Come From?
Do you understand why Jesus came? He came to die. Not because you and I asked for Him or deserved Him, but because God graciously designed it. Salvation comes from God: the free lovingkindness and the absolutely undeserved and unmerited grace of God. We don’t earn it. We didn’t do something so that God says, “Well, you’re so great you deserve My Son.” No. Solely and only and singularly on the basis of His sovereign good will did Christ come to this world. Do you realize that not anybody in this universe could have brought Christ and taken His life if it hadn’t been in the sovereign design of God? In John 10:18, Jesus said, “No man takes My life from Me. I"—what?—"lay it down of Myself.” In Romans 5:8, Paul says, “But God demonstrates His own love toward us”—how?—“in that, while we were still sinners”—what happened?—“Christ died for us.” That’s God’s love. You didn’t deserve it; I didn’t deserve it. You didn’t ask for it; I didn’t ask for it. God freely gave it. You don’t beg for a gift. God gave His Son, and His love was overwhelming. When He looked at sinful man, He saw the inevitability of death and hell, and He said, “My love will not leave that as the only option,” and so He sent His Son to die in your place. And when you receive Him as your Savior and Lord and accept His death on your behalf, you are free from the penalty of death. Why? Because Christ is your substitute, and He came only on the basis of the grace of God; we did nothing to deserve it. And even when He got here, men didn’t want Him, and they killed Him. But that didn’t stifle God’s grace. Scripture tells us the results of His coming and His substitution: Hebrews 2:9 says, “He was crowned with glory and honor.” That’s right, when Jesus Christ finished His task, God gave Him glory and exalted Him. Why? Paul says in Philippians 2:8 it was because “He became obedient, even to death of the cross.” And then he says, “Wherefore”—on the basis of what Christ did—“God hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name: that at the name of Jesus, every knee will bow.” (Philippians 2:9-10.) Jesus humiliated Himself, and God exalted Him and crowned Him with glory and honor. Listen, my friend, God thinks a lot of Jesus Christ. Do you know that? And anybody who comes along and disparages Jesus Christ is in danger of the wrath of God. For if God holds Christ in such esteem, what must be the consequences for someone who does not? And let me add this thought: Who do you think you are not to give Christ the glory He deserves? God did. And if you don’t give Christ the glory He deserves, you are concluding that you are far superior to God in judging the qualities of Christ, which is a tremendous undertaking on your part. So if God esteems and exalts Jesus Christ, who are you to do less? Just remember where salvation comes from. It comes from God. Repent and believe! GTY.org (1204) - Why Was Jesus Born? – 1204
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May 15, 2026
Day: 920
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