“Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?” Jeremiah 49:7 Three things every wise person must have, firstly, the fear of the Lord—for it is the beginning of wisdom. Secondly, openness to wise and Godly counsel because in the…
“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.” James 3:17 As a counselor, I don’t rely on secular psychology to guide my clients. I have learned to depend on God’s wisdom to achieve…
“And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.” Job 28:28 As children of God, we pray for the wisdom of God alongside His understanding. We should know that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom while to shun, forsake or…
“Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.” Psalm 119:98 To be wiser than your enemies, keep the commandments of the Lord. There’s a lot of “wisdom” present in the world today, and even the Bible tells us to be “gentle as doves, and wise as…
“Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.” Proverbs 15:21 The verse above shows to us clearly that a sinner is indeed not wise, and for that reason alone, he continues to dwell in sin. He thinks that everything is well with him simply because…
“But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; but sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and…
“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.” James 3:17 Wisdom is the principal thing, the scripture says. However, is wisdom just knowing the right application of things? Knowing the right time to do something…
“So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.” Matthew 20:16 People do say, “Be security conscious but I’ll encourage you to be “eternity conscious.” Today’s scripture sheds light on some divine strategies every believer can employ to be amongst the few chosen by God. Wisdom…
“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations. And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations.”…