Micah 6:8 says – “Mankind,
He has told you what is good and what it is the Lord requires
of you: to
act justly, to love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your
God.” (HCSB)
We see that sentiment echoed here in James 3:13-18, where
James is asking what I think is a rhetorical question of his flock James says:
“Do you want to be counted wise, to build a reputation for
wisdom? Here’s what you do: Live well, live wisely, live humbly. It’s the way
you live, not the way you talk, that counts. Mean-spirited ambition isn’t
wisdom. Boasting that you are wise isn’t wisdom. Twisting the truth to make
yourselves sound wise isn’t wisdom. It’s the furthest thing from wisdom—it’s
animal cunning, devilish conniving. Whenever you’re trying to look better than
others or get the better of others, things fall apart and everyone ends up at
the others’ throats.
Real wisdom,
God’s wisdom, begins with a holy life and is characterized by getting along
with others. It is gentle and reasonable, overflowing with mercy and blessings,
not hot one day and cold the next, not two-faced. You can develop a healthy,
robust community that lives right with God and enjoy its results only if
you do the hard work of getting along with each other, treating each other with
dignity and honor.” (MSG)
These are some pretty powerful words
from James – he is telling us that wisdom
isn’t of this earth that wisdom real wisdom only comes from one source and that
the mark of real wisdom is that it is first
pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial
and sincere…
If you are looking at this list and
thinking well I think can cover a few of these but the rest I’m not so sure of…
I don’t think I am all that impartial or all that open to reason… or maybe I cover
all of them but fall short on the purity… James says you will ONLY enjoy the results if you put in
the work…
Let’s work together to see the kingdom
of God prosper! Let’s work together to grow in our Christian walk!
See ya Sunday!
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