Wisdom -
how do you get it?
I have tried to come to the realization of wisdom and to observe everything that is happening on earth. But even if a person does not allow himself to sleep day or night, 17 he will never be able to understand everything that God is doing on this earth. How hard he tries, how hard he researches, he will not be able to fathom it. Not even the wisest person can understand it, even if he says so. Ecclesiastes 8: 16-17 (NLT)
People have so many questions about everything that is going on here on earth. They are busy and eager to solve every problem, to uncover every secret to find answers to everything. So many people have put countless hours into technologies and projects to explain how GOD created this world and how He made man. I was very blessed by myself to find the following scriptures that I share with you on this page.
Isn't it both amusing and relaxing that we as humans cannot find every answer to every question in our heads? Don't get me wrong, it's interesting to see how things turn out when they are really used for human health. It is a blessing when people in science search for answers for all diseases on this earth ... There are many areas in which it is a blessing to look for answers. But there is always a point when human wisdom runs out. We have to accept that we are his creature and only he is GOD!
God created the earth by his power, and he established it firmly by his wisdom. He has expanded the sky through his insight. At the noise of the thunder, he lets masses of water tumble down from the sky. He drives the clouds from the end of the earth and lets lightning flash from the sky in the rain. He frees the storm wind from its chambers. Anyone who witnesses these forces of nature remains frozen. He cannot understand where they come from or who created them. Then every goldsmith is ashamed of his work of art: the idol he made is a pure lie, there is no trace of life in him. It's nothing but worthless junk, a ridiculous thing! When God speaks the judgment, all idols are over. But the God of Israel is not an idol like them. It is he who created all of space. And Israel is his special property. Lord Almighty is his name! Jeremiah 10: 12-15 (NLT)
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I had to put all of the scripture in here because it is so important to read it together as a whole passage. GOD repeats the complete sentences in Jeremiah 51: 15-18
When GOD repeats an entire passage in His Word, it should grab our attention!
So we're reading it again. Let the Holy Spirit reveal to you what it really says there! How did GOD make the earth? How does he keep the earth? What does he think of all the idols in this world? What will happen one day Why does he say humanity is foolish?
He created the world by his power. In his wisdom, he firmly established the foundation of the earth and with superior understanding, he opened the sky over it. At the noise of the thunder, he lets masses of water tumble down from the sky. It drives the clouds from the end of the earth and lets lightning strike down in the rain. He frees the storm wind from its chambers. Anyone who witnesses these forces of nature stops in horror. He will never be able to grasp God's great wisdom. Then every goldsmith is ashamed of his work of art: the idol he made is a lie, there is no breath of life in him. These idols are worthless junk, ridiculous things! When God speaks the judgment, those gods will be over. But the God of Israel is not an idol like them! It is he who created all of space. And Israel is his special property. "Lord Almighty" is his name. Jeremiah 51: 15-19
You see, GOD makes it clear who made this world and who is ruling this world right now. GOD also gives insight into the end of this world, what will be extinguished in a second, and what will be destroyed. Aren't the things around us all those that will be gone and no longer exist? Our handcrafted idols are not just gods made of wood and stone in temples and on the walls of buildings, these are often our riches with which we show that we are someone with influence and social rank. This is all folly in God's eyes. GOD wants to give us everything we need, but we have to deal with it with heavenly wisdom.
How do we get this heavenly wisdom?
GOD is so good, he shows us the way to heavenly wisdom in his word. In his great love, he allows us to enter into greater wisdom when we believe in Jesus and work with his Holy Spirit. Paul tells us a lot about wisdom and there are many prayers when he prays that we as believers will always ask GOD for wisdom. Here are a few examples of the wisdom and power of God that you can make your own prayer.
So we haven't stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you insight into what he wants to achieve in your life and to fill you with wisdom and knowledge .. Colossians 1: 9
All the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden in him. Colossians 2,3
I pray for you all the time and ask the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, to give you the spirit of wisdom and insight so that your knowledge of God will grow ever greater. I pray that your hearts will be brightly enlightened so that you may understand the wonderful future to which He has called you and what a rich and glorious inheritance he has given to the believers. Ephesians 1: 16-18 (NLT)
Wisdom as GOD has prepared for us has nothing to do with the ability to acquire knowledge in school or university.
By wisdom the Lord founded the earth; through insight he made heaven. Proverbs 3:19
If this wisdom formed the earth and is still keeping the earth, how important is it to your life? And how much power over the circumstances in your life will you get if you really seek God's presence and his wisdom? But what is true wisdom now?
Reverence for the Lord is the beginning of true wisdom. Everyone who follows it is wise. His praise never stops! Psalm 111.10
Happy is the person who finds wisdom and gains insight! Because the use of wisdom is greater than the acquisition of silver and its gain is more valuable than gold. It is more precious than precious stones, and all you could ever wish for is beyond comparison with her.
In her right hand she holds a long life ready for you and in her left-hand wealth and honor. The paths that it leads are good and accompanied by peace. Wisdom is a tree of life for all who grasp it; whoever holds on to it is a happy person. Proverbs 3: 13-18
God wants a deep relationship with us and that is the proof, that when we seek him with all our heart and mind, he will give us what we are asking for. So let us pray together, and let us thank GOD that he shares with us this great value.
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Heavenly Father,
I thank you that you have planned everything for me so that I can live in joy and get wisdom. I thank you for your wisdom and I will respect it. I pray that she will guide me every day so that I can grow more and more in the knowledge of GOD. I know that every part of my life has to come under your leadership. I pray that my spirit and soul will be filled with your wisdom so that I can see the glory and power of God through them in my life. I pray that she will open my spiritual eyes and ears so that I can understand my inheritance in heaven more and more and live on this earth in the awareness that everything is possible with your wisdom and power, who created the earth.
In your mighty name Jesus, amen!
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