Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Sunday Re Cap (28th Oct 2007)

GODLY WISDOM – HOW TO GET IT AND HOW TO USE IT!
By Don Boots

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If our Father God offered you anything in the world that you wanted, what would you ask for?

  • King Solomon asked for wisdom – Wisdom to discern good from evil, so that he could lead God’s people wisely.
  • However, the attraction of wealth and possessions, plus, the foreign women he married eventually pulled his heart away from serving God, and caused Solomon, and the nation of Israel, to fall into idolatry.
  • The lesson is clear. Keep our love for the Lord, and His Wisdom, as the number one primary objective in our lives – all our lives.

Godly Wisdom – How to get it and How to keep it.

(I) – What is Godly Wisdom?

Proverbs 1:1-7 (NLT) Psalms 14, 53 & Psalm 119:99

“Wisdom is Knowledge, and the power of applying it – or common sense.” Oxford Dictionary

(II) – What does Godly Wisdom do for us?

Proverbs 2: 1-12 (NLT)

People with Godly Wisdom are generally Faithful Available Submissive Teachable

Proverbs 2: 6-8 Who gives wisdom?

(III) How do we get this Godly Wisdom?

We learn it! (Proverbs 1: 2 NLT) We learn it by listening to God’s Holy Spirit and keep His advice – not man’s, and following what God’s Word says.

Proverbs 8:12-17 (NLT), Proverbs 8: 32-33 (NLT)

(IV) How do we keep Godly Wisdom?

Joshua 1:8 (NLT)

  1. STUDY God’s Word
  2. MEDITATE on it
  3. TWICE a Day – morning and night
  4. OBEY what is written in it
  5. Stay HUMBLE

James 4:6 and I Peter 5:5 say “God Resists the proud and gives Grace to the Humble.

Our actions often have repercussions our children feel. I Chronicles 12: 1

  • Having Godly Wisdom requires work and diligent effort.
  • The rewards are so much more beneficial than the effort it takes.
  • God’s Wisdom is for EVERYONE
  • Keep your heart in tune with God’s Wisdom and obey His Voice. James 3: 13-18
  • People become lazy and neglect reading the Word and spending time in God.

CHOOSE TODAY – not to be one of those who get lazy – CHOOSE TODAY – Godly Wisdom and a Godly Lifestyle (Deuteronomy 30: 15-19)

TODAY – CHOOSE LIFE! YOU MAKE THE CHOICE!

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