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 such wisdom on to my children is because God has graciously made it all available in the Bible.
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Obtaining Spirituality
I hear people say they’ve reached a certain level of spirituality, and now they feel they’ve reached a certain level of holiness. That’s a dead giveaway that their understanding of spirituality is flawed. Because one basic mark of true spirituality is a deep awareness of sin. A spiritual man is aware of his sin. In Scripture, those who most despised their sinfulness were often those who were the most spiritual. In fact, you show me a truly spiritual man, and I’ll show you a man who is overwhelmed not with his holiness but with his sinfulness. And even though it may appear wrong to everybody else, it’s monumental to a spiritual man. It’s not that he now feels like he has arrived; it’s that when he is spiritual, he knows full well that he is far from where he ought to be. Paul didn’t say, “I have arrived at a very high level of spirituality.” Paul said, “I am” — not was, but — “I am” (1 Timothy 1:15) “the chief sinner.” Peter said, “Depart from me, O Lord, for I am a sinful man” (Luke 5:8). Isaiah, the godliest man in his nation, said, “Woe is me” — damn me, curse me, sentence me to judgment — “for I am a man with a dirtymouth” (Isaiah 6:5). The truly spiritual man realizes he’s in a death struggle with sin. And Paul said, “Look” (1 Corinthians 15:31) “I have to die” — how often? — “daily.” He says, “This war goes on every day, and I have to slay this guy named Paul, this fleshly man, who, though spiritual in the inner man, is still victimized by his remaining humanness.” Listen, the ultimate goal of the spiritual man is to be like Christ, and nobody gets there until they enter heaven. Yet, many members of the charismatic movement, however, insist that once you get the baptism of the Spirit and speak in tongues, spirituality is yours. But unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. So, do you know what happens? They live under a false assumption of their true spiritual condition. And when the glow of one experience fades, they’re forced to find another experience, and then another experience. They find that a second work of grace is not enough, and then a third and a fourth and a fifth, and so on. And each time they have diminishing returns. And in their effort to seek something more, they often unwittingly abandon the Bible. They unwittingly abandon prayer and the true path of spirituality and instead run errantly and wildly down the road seeking experiences that only lead to an inevitable increasing carnality. Charismatic books, pamphlets, and articles are filled with testimonies of how a certain “special” experience brought a new degree of spirituality. The testimonies follow something like this: “When I was baptized by the Spirit, when I spoke in tongues, then I began to live a more holy life.” Or “I had more power, freedom, and joy. I had effective witness, more love, and more fulfillment as a Christian.” And although not all charismatics are consistent on this point, most would strongly connect those feelings with speaking in tongues as a means of obtaining spirituality, but Scripture just doesn’t support that idea at all. Repent and believe! GTY.org (90-62) - What Is True Spirituality? – 90-62
Today's Wisdom
April 29, 2026
Day: 909
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