OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL. TUESDAY JULY 21 2015.
THEME : THE PRINCIPAL PERSONALITY.
MEMORISE : Wisdom is the principal thing: therefore get wisdom: and with all
thy getting get understanding. PROVERBS 4 : 7.
READ : PROVERBS 4 : 5 – 9.
5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the
words of my mouth.
6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep
thee.
7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting
get understanding.
8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when
thou dost embrace her.
9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she
deliver to thee.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : 2 CHRONICLES 28 : 5 – 29 : 36 AND JOHN 1 : 29 – 51.
MESSAGE
Today’s Bible reading defines wisdom as the principal thing in life. Wisdom is
most important because you need it to relate effectively with God, the devil
and his cohorts. You also need wisdom to govern your relationships with friends
and foes. At work, at school and in the ministry, you need wisdom. With
wisdom, you can successfully handle all your life’s pursuits. Wisdom connects
everything you do. Wisdom can mean the difference between life and death,
success and failure, wealth and poverty, growth and retardation. Everything
you can ever ask for will come to you if you have wisdom. There are different
types of wisdom operating in the natural and spiritual realms. There is devilish
wisdom, human wisdom and divine wisdom. Jesus Christ is declared to be the
Wisdom of God in 1 Corinthians 1 : 24 :
“But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of
God, and the wisdom of God.”
If wisdom is the principal thing, and Jesus Christ is the Wisdom of God, it
therefore follows that Jesus Christ is the Principal Person. There is a link
between the principal thing and the Principal Person. But why is wisdom so
crucial? Proverbs 3 : 35 says,
“The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.”
Your pursuit of wisdom will deliver you glory. No wonder the Bible says if you
have Jesus Christ, you automatically receive glory (Colossians 1 : 2 7).
Conversely, if you lack wisdom, shame will be waiting at around the corner for
you. There is a direct link between wisdom and a glorious future. Glory is the
opposite of shame. Sickness, disease, failure, defeat, poverty, barrenness,
stagnation, disappointment are all products of shame. When you have Jesus,
you receive wisdom, and when you get wisdom, you have access to glory, which
makes every token of shame disappear. As the principal thing, getting every
other thing without getting wisdom amounts to a waste of time. In the same
vein, acquiring material wealth, academic degrees and attaining heights in any
field without having a personal relationship with the Principal Person converts
one’s gains into one big loss! In all that you strive for, never stop seeking for
more of Jesus and His wisdom!
KEY POINT :
Having Jesus can deliver every other thing to you, but getting every other
thing cannot give you Jesus.
thy getting get understanding. PROVERBS 4 : 7.
READ : PROVERBS 4 : 5 – 9.
5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the
words of my mouth.
6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep
thee.
7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting
get understanding.
8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when
thou dost embrace her.
9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she
deliver to thee.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : 2 CHRONICLES 28 : 5 – 29 : 36 AND JOHN 1 : 29 – 51.
MESSAGE
Today’s Bible reading defines wisdom as the principal thing in life. Wisdom is
most important because you need it to relate effectively with God, the devil
and his cohorts. You also need wisdom to govern your relationships with friends
and foes. At work, at school and in the ministry, you need wisdom. With
wisdom, you can successfully handle all your life’s pursuits. Wisdom connects
everything you do. Wisdom can mean the difference between life and death,
success and failure, wealth and poverty, growth and retardation. Everything
you can ever ask for will come to you if you have wisdom. There are different
types of wisdom operating in the natural and spiritual realms. There is devilish
wisdom, human wisdom and divine wisdom. Jesus Christ is declared to be the
Wisdom of God in 1 Corinthians 1 : 24 :
“But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of
God, and the wisdom of God.”
If wisdom is the principal thing, and Jesus Christ is the Wisdom of God, it
therefore follows that Jesus Christ is the Principal Person. There is a link
between the principal thing and the Principal Person. But why is wisdom so
crucial? Proverbs 3 : 35 says,
“The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.”
Your pursuit of wisdom will deliver you glory. No wonder the Bible says if you
have Jesus Christ, you automatically receive glory (Colossians 1 : 2 7).
Conversely, if you lack wisdom, shame will be waiting at around the corner for
you. There is a direct link between wisdom and a glorious future. Glory is the
opposite of shame. Sickness, disease, failure, defeat, poverty, barrenness,
stagnation, disappointment are all products of shame. When you have Jesus,
you receive wisdom, and when you get wisdom, you have access to glory, which
makes every token of shame disappear. As the principal thing, getting every
other thing without getting wisdom amounts to a waste of time. In the same
vein, acquiring material wealth, academic degrees and attaining heights in any
field without having a personal relationship with the Principal Person converts
one’s gains into one big loss! In all that you strive for, never stop seeking for
more of Jesus and His wisdom!
KEY POINT :
Having Jesus can deliver every other thing to you, but getting every other
thing cannot give you Jesus.
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