JESUS OUR WISDOM

Years ago, I did industrial attachment at Eko Hotels. I watched as guests would go round the buffet tables with plates in hand picking what they wanted. The Bible is a buffet of a sort. It is wisdom to pick the truths that are relevant to you and leave the rest alone.  James 1:5 says, “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberaly, and upbraideth not: and it shall be given him”.

If I am in a prayer meeting and the leader raises a prayer point that we should all ask God to give us wisdom.  You will see me praying passionately.  However, I would have modified that prayer point slightly to suit my need.  Remember what I said about the buffet.  I will most likely be doing either of two things in my praying.  First is that I could be thanking God for giving me wisdom or I will be asking for the rich deposit of God’s wisdom in me to be stirred up.

First Corinthians 1:30.tells us that Christ has been made unto us wisdom among other things. This tells me that when Christ came into my heart, He came with the fullness of His wisdom. It is left for me to stir up that wisdom by being serious with my spiritual disciplines.

Secondly, Revelation 5:12 tells me that the Lamb of God was slain to receive wisdom among other things.  The major challenge we have as New Covenant believers is to know how to receive and activate the things that have been freely given to us. This is part of my motivation in writing some of my books.

It is my earnest desire to see Christian youths prosper and that is why we are offering a free download of our book FLOURISHING IN RECESSION in this season. Download it on our Book Store. The book is FREE. That book is full of insights that will enrich you in many ways.

Ngozi Okure.