Pastor Deborah
“If your word is of no value, you will reason that the Word of God is of no value.” — E. W. Kenyon
What is valuable to us in the physical world? Money.
Bringing people to know God, His Word and the Holy Spirit.
Word of God becomes the most precious thing in our lives.
There are 2 types of KNOWLEDGE and
There are 2 types of WISDOM
WHAT are they?
KNOWLEDGE:-
1. SENSE KNOWLEDGE
2. REVELATION KNOWLEDGE
WISDOM:-
1. WORLDLY WISDOM OR EARTHLY WISDOM
2. WISDOM FROM ABOVE OR HEAVENLY WISDOM
JAMES 3:14-15 NKJV
But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts,
do not boast and lie against the truth.
This WISDOM does not descend from above, but is EARTHLY, sensual, demonic.
JAMES 3:16-17 NKJV
For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.
But the WISDOM that is FROM ABOVE is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits,
without partiality and without hypocrisy.
Jesus came and give us a new heart and new wisdom to pursue Him and not do things for ourselves.
We can get INFORMATION "on LINE" (from Google) but WISDOM is from "on HIGH" (from God)!
Wisdom is the ability to see something from GOD’S VIEWPOINT.
Wisdom is “GOD’S CHARACTER in the many practical affairs of life.”
“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge.
To know is not to be wise.
Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it.
There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool.
But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.”— Spurgeon
"Wisdom" is personified as crying out for disciples who will do everything to pursue her.
PROVERBS 1:20-22 EASY
Listen!
Wisdom is like a woman who shouts in the streets.
She speaks loudly in the market places.
She shouts above the noise in the city's streets.
She calls aloud at its gates.
This is what she says: ‘Listen to me!
Will you silly people continue to be so silly?
You people who laugh at God, will you always be like that?
Will fools always refuse to learn anything?
The person who seeks chokmah diligently will receive understanding:
PROVERBS 2:1-3 EASY
My child, listen to my teaching. Think about my commands.
Listen carefully, so that you understand what wisdom really is.
Yes, always try to learn what is right.
Never stop trying to understand.
What do we want if Jesus appears in front of us now?
PROVERBS 2:4-6 EASY
Look for wisdom as carefully as you would look for silver,
or valuable jewels.
Then you will understand how to respect the Lord with fear.
You will learn all about God.
It is THE LORD who gives wisdom to people.
He teaches us to understand things, so that we know what is true.
If we want the truth, we will go all out.
THEN we will benefit in life by walking with GOD..
PROVERBS 2:20 EASY
If you have wisdom, you will ENJOY LIFE, as good people do. You will live as righteous people live.
On our part we seek the truth.
Once we know the truth, we will walk with Him.
If we have wisdom, we will enjoy life.
We are already made the righteousness of God.
When we don't know the truth, we will live in deception and live in stress.
The greatest deception is money = life.
A good life is when we have abundant life from Jesus.
We will never lack.
Live the life in Christ.
The love of money is the root of all evil.
The world said money gives us happiness.
But happy is just for a short period of time.
Wisdom in the biblical sense, is something more than a collection of factual information.
It includes knowing how to conduct oneself in the practical affairs of everyday life, TO MAKE WISE CHOICES, to do the right thing in relation to others, and to have insight into the true nature of things.
Wisdom of this kind can only grow out of an AWARENESS of GOD and HIS PURPOSE in the world.
Fools may acquire encyclopedic information, but they cannot attain wisdom because they fail to take God into account.
Wisdom is not acquired by a mechanical formula but through a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with GOD.
Wisdom is sowing seeds.
We learn from God.
Wisdom can refer to technical skills or special abilities in fashioning something.
EXODUS 35:31 KJV
And he hath filled him with the SPIRIT of GOD, in WISDOM,
in UNDERSTANDING, and in KNOWLEDGE, and in ALL MANNER
of WORKMANSHIP;
Chokmah is used for the skill of an artist adorning the tabernacle.
Wisdom is the ability to use God's knowledge.
Wisdom can bring us up to the top, not only skills and knowledge.
JEREMIAH 10:9 NKJV
Silver is beaten into plates; It is brought from Tarshish,
And gold from Uphaz, The work of the craftsman
And of the hands of the metalsmith;
Blue and purple are their clothing;
They are all the work of skillful men.
The expertise of goldsmiths is called “the work of skilled men (Hebrew = chakam derived from noun chokmah) men,” or wise men.)
SPIRITUAL wisdom is GODLY wisdom contrasted with worldly wisdom -
and involves LIVING LIFE in the LIGHT of the REVELATION of GOD’S WILL in HIS WORD and
APPLYING this knowledge to specific situations.
Wisdom is the INSIGHT into the TRUE nature of things.
Knowledge is the mental possession of powers of perceiving objects.
In tithing, we see a covenant with God and not with the world.
Wisdom is the power of RIGHT REASONING concerning them and forming RIGHT DECISIONS accordingly.
Vance Havner - If you lack knowledge, go to school.
If you lack wisdom, get on your knees!
Knowledge is not wisdom.
Wisdom is the PROPER USE of KNOWLEDGE.
James Draper -
Wisdom is the SKILL to LIVE in a way that is PLEASING to GOD.
It is not simply information in our heads.
It is information that we PUT to USE—WHERE we LIVE, WHERE we WORK, and WHERE we PLAY.
According to the Bible, the prerequisite for this “wisdom” is the FEAR of THE LORD.
PROVERBS 1:5-6 KJV
A wise man will hear (listen to obey), and will increase learning;
and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation;
the WORDS of the wise, and their dark sayings.
(Wise people should also LISTEN CAREFULLY, so that they LEARN SOMETHING NEW. And people with clever minds can learn to live in a good way. Proverbs 1:5 EASY)
Listening to obey to apply it in our lives and not just store it in our head.
A wise person listen to understand and then can apply.
PROVERBS 1:7 KJV
The FEAR of the LORD is the BEGINNING of KNOWLEDGE: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
PROVERBS 9:10 KJV
The FEAR of the LORD is the BEGINNING of WISDOM: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
PROVERBS 9:11 KJV
For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.
H7225 beginning
Original: ראשׁית
Transliteration: rê'shı̂yth
Phonetic: ray-sheeth'
first, beginning, best, chief
beginning
choice part
H2451 wisdom
Original: חכמה
Transliteration: CHOKMAH
Phonetic: khok-maw'
From H2449; wisdom (in a good sense):- skillful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
H2449 חכם châkam
Phonetic: khaw-kam'
- to be wise (in MIND, WORD or ACT):- X exceeding, teach wisdom,
be (make self, shew self) wise, deal (never so) wisely, make wiser.
Chokmah (חכמה, cḥoḵmah)
Chokmah stands for wisdom — wisdom that works.
It’s the ability to judge correctly and to follow the best course of action, based on knowledge and understanding.
Chokmah is the knowledge and the ability to make the right choices at the opportune time.
The consistency of making the right choice is an indication of one's spiritual maturity.
We have to discern what is of God and what is of the Devil.
Ability to judge correctly.
As we mature, we will have the fruits of wisdom.
WHAT is the "FEAR of the LORD" that starts wisdom in a person's life?
yir'âh, fear יראה:
Phonetic: yir-aw'
Means reverential RESPECT and HONOR.
It doesn't mean "I am afraid that God will punish me"
He doesn't punish us anymore because the punishment was put on Jesus.
What is the beginning of wisdom?
It is a reverential respect and honor of the Lord.
If we don't have this, we have not started the path of God's wisdom.
When you're reverential, you treat someone or something with a lot of respect.
To talk about someone in a reverential way or treat a family heirloom with reverential care is to act out of a deep, almost solemn kind of respect.
The adjective reverential comes close to implying worship — a devoutly religious person feels reverential toward God, for example.
It's rooted in the Latin word reverentia, "awe or respect," from revereri, "to stand in awe of, fear, or be afraid of."
WHAT IS HONOR?
What does it mean to honor someone?
Honor means to VALUE SOMEONE HIGHLY.
It carries the picture of lifting someone up in value and respect.
Honor is value.
We always think about dollar and cents when it comes to the word "value".
Reverential respect and honor for who?
THE LORD
H3068
Original: יהוה
Transliteration: yehôvâh
Phonetic: yeh-ho-vaw'
(the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah
We are to HONOR GOD FIRST.
PROVERBS 3:9-10 NIV
"HONOR the LORD -
WITH your WEALTH,
WITH the FIRSTFRUITS of ALL your crops;
THEN your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine."
We honor the Lord with our wealth (tithing).
We are to honor our parents.
EXODUS 20:12 NIV
The fifth commandment says: “Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you."
Honor those in authority.
ROMANS 13:6-7 TPT
This is also the reason you pay your taxes, for governmental authorities are God’s officials who oversee these things.
So it is your duty to pay all the taxes and fees that they require and to respect those who are worthy of respect, honoring them accordingly.
Honor the Servant of God
1 TIMOTHY 5:17-18 TPT
The pastors who lead the church well should be paid well.
They should receive DOUBLE HONOR for faithfully preaching
and teaching the revelation of the Word of God.
For the Scriptures have taught us:
“Do not muzzle an ox or forbid it to eat while it grinds the grain.”
And also, “The one who labors deserves his wages.”
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, of wisdom.
That is the starting point.
Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
We must choose either to live in the power of God, under the discipline of his Word, or to live foolishly.
The world offers no hope, no solution, no encouragement.
God says, "I want you to have wisdom, the skill to experience life as it ought to be experienced."
The CHOICE is UP to US.
PROVERBS 1:5 KJV
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning;
and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
The first step toward wisdom, and its controlling principle, is "FAITH in YAHWEH", specifically YESHUA, JESUS.
COLOSSIANS 2:2-3 TPT
I am contending for you that your hearts will be wrapped in the comfort of heaven and woven together into love’s fabric.
This will give you ACCESS to all the RICHES of GOD as you experience the revelation of God’s great mystery—CHRIST.
For our SPIRITUAL WEALTH is IN HIM, like HIDDEN TREASURE waiting to be discovered—HEAVENS WISDOM and ENDLESS RICHES of REVELATION KNOWLEDGE.
1 CORINTHIANS 1:24 TPT
But for those who have been chosen to follow him, both Jews and Greeks, he is God’s mighty power, God’s true wisdom, and our Messiah.
1 CORINTHIANS 1:25 TPT
For the “foolish” things of God have proven to be wiser than human wisdom. And the “feeble” things of God have proven to be far more powerful than any human ability.
1 CORINTHIANS 1:30 TPT
For it is not from man that we draw our life but from God
as we are being joined to Jesus, the Anointed One.
And now he is our God-given wisdom, our virtue, our holiness, and our redemption.
We draw our lives from God.
Christ is made unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.
How to acquire wisdom?
Join to Christ. Learn from Him.
God is our true wisdom.
Wisdom is the right use of knowledge:
All true spiritual wisdom is found ONLY IN CHRIST.
There is a "counter-wisdom" called "folly," the practice of which leads just as surely to destruction.
God is the starting point for the education that leads to wisdom.
1 CORINTHIANS 2:12-13 TPT
For we did not receive the SPIRIT of this WORLD SYSTEM but the SPIRIT of GOD, so that we might come to understand and experience all that grace has lavished upon us.
And we articulate these realities with the WORDS imparted to us BY the SPIRIT and not with the WORDS taught by HUMAN WISDOM.
We join together SPIRIT-REVEALED TRUTHS with SPIRIT-REVEALED WORDS.
Stop depending on human wisdom.
Human wisdom lead is to misery.
Heavenly wisdom lead us to bliss.
1 CORINTHIANS 2:14 TPT
Someone living on an entirely HUMAN LEVEL rejects the REVELATIONS of GOD’S SPIRIT, for they make NO SENSE to him.
He can’t understand the REVELATIONS of the SPIRIT because they are only discovered by the ILLUMINATION of the SPIRIT.
DEUTERONOMY 34:9 KJV
And Joshua the son of Nun was FULL of the SPIRIT of WISDOM; for Moses had laid his hands upon him:
and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.
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