THE PRINCIPAL PERSONALITY
Memorise: Wisdom is the principal thing: therefore get
wisdom: and with all thy getting get understand.
Proverbs 4:7
Read: Proverbs 4:5-9, Bible in one year: 2nd Chronicles
28:5-29:36, John 1:29-51
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 relationship 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 operation 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 1st 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 1:27). 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, 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 vain,
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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