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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There are many perspectives regarding the birth of Christ. There’s the view from Earth, the view from the Roman world, the view from Israel, and the view from Joseph and Mary, but those are only part of the story. There’s another view in the book of Philippians, and it’s a heavenly perspective. It’s one thing to say Joseph and Mary had a baby that was born in Bethlehem, that it was wrapped in a blanket and laid in a manger because there was no room at the inn, that the shepherds and the wise men came, and so forth. That’s the earthly view, the narrative, and the historical story. But the real story of the birth of Christ is to see it from heaven’s perspective. What was really going on there, theologically? Well, that’s what you find in Philippians chapter 2 more clearly than in any other passage of scripture. So, Philippians chapter 2 is the theology of the incarnation. And there’s a sequence here, five steps that occurred in the incarnation; five steps as God became a man and entered the world to be born in Bethlehem. We might say that in reality, this is the real Christmas story. This is what was actually happening. The first point is that when the Lord came into this world, He abandoned a sovereign position. Jesus had all the privileges of glory. And He chose to use the privilege to become a servant to the Father and a Savior to sinners for the sake of sinners and the glory of the Father. He’s like a King who took off His robe, took off His crown, came down off His throne, and put on the rags of a slave. Secondly, He accepted a servant’s place. He wasn’t just playing a servant, pretending to be a servant. Listen; if anybody was ever a servant, He was a servant. He took upon Himself the essential inner essence and very being of a servant. He, the sovereign Master of the universe, became a true servant of God. As truly as He was God, so truly was He a servant of God. Thirdly, He approached a sinful people. Having divested Himself of His majesty and literally having become a servant, His service to the Father was rendered by coming to this sin-cursed planet and approaching a sinful people. That’s what He did. Number four, He adopted a selfless posture. He came down and humbled Himself. How far down? Even to the point of death. Even death on the excruciating cross. Five, He ascended as a supreme prince. He came all the way down, and the Father took Him all the way back up. And He was given a name above every name. The name is Lord—Lord of the universe, Lord of all Lords. So, whenever we come to the Lord’s Table, it’s to take us back, to reflect over His glorious condescension and humiliation. Listen, all the people who saw that young couple going through this in those days had absolutely no idea that what was just described to you in Philippians 2:5 to 8 was really what was going on. But we understand that, don’t we? So, when we read the narrative in Luke that Mary gave birth to her baby, we can fill in the earthly perspective with all of this profound, theological reality. And that’s why we worship Christ, why we adore Him, and why we remember His death for us. Repent and believe! GTY.org (80-205) - The Inside Story of the Incarnation – 80-205
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November 17, 2025
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