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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The Fourth Example
In Jesus' first statement on the cross, He died forgiving: "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing" (Luke 23:34). In His second statement on the cross, He died embracing a sinner: "Today you shall be with Me in paradise" (Luke 23:43). In His third statement on the cross, He died loving someone else: "Woman, behold your son" (John 19:26). Now in His fourth statement on the cross, He died understanding the seriousness of sin: "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?" (Matthew 27:46). This is another exemplary example for us to follow. In His dying, He tells us how to live: we live forgiving; we live evangelizing; we live loving; and we live understanding the seriousness of sin. He knew what sin does; it separates everyone from God, it alienates, and it severs intimacy. Sin can do what nothing else can do; it can even separate the Son from the Father. It can separate and break the intimacy and violate the fellowship. He understood the seriousness of sin. He who enjoyed uninterrupted and perfect communion within the Trinity is now forsaken because of sin. He could feel it coming as He was in the garden when He said, "Let this cup pass from Me" (Matthew 26:39). I think that statement was much more than a prayer to be relieved from the physical pain to come. I believe it was a prayer to be relieved of the anticipated sin-bearing and separation from His Father. By the way, those are words of unequalled pathos. They mark the climax of His suffering. The soldiers had cruelly mocked Him. They had arrayed Him with a crown of thorns. They had scourged Him. They had struck Him in the face with their fists, pounding on Him. They went so far as to spit all over His face. They plucked the hair from His beard. They fouled His garments. They made Him naked and put Him to open shame. And He suffered through it all in absolute silence. Then, as you well know, they dragged Him through the city, took Him to the hill, nailed Him to a cross, and dropped the cross in a hole in a socket, which must have ripped and torn His flesh as it hit bottom. He endured it all and never said a single word. He never talked about His pain. Never said a word about it. Never said, "I'm hurting." But this pain He does talk about: "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" That's a cry that ought to melt the hardest heart. He felt the separation from His Father. He felt the curse of God that Galatians 3 talks about. He was experiencing how much God hates sin and the violent punishment of sin. It came at 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon after six hours of hanging on the cross. And this He screamed out loudly: "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" He died feeling the seriousness of sin, and that's how we are to live. We are to live with a sensitivity to sin, feeling, understanding, and comprehending its seriousness because it will separate us from God and His blessings, peace, joy, and power. Repent and believe! GTY.org (80-132) – The Example of the Cross
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Day: 964
July 4, 2026
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