NOT MOVED BY TEARS!
Memorise: I will worship toward thy holy temple, and
praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy
truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy
name. Psalm 138:2
Read: Psalm 138:1-3, Bible in one year: Ezra 6:13-8:23,
John 6:1-24
wisdom. In God’s manual of life, wisdom is declared to be
the principal thing (Proverbs 4:7). What then is wisdom?
Practically speaking, wisdom is the correct application of
knowledge. The fellow who is educated but fails to apply
what he or she knows appropriately will be considered a
fool. This is why education alone does not confer wisdom.
There are several professors who, in spite of all their chains
of degrees, still operate in folly. If knowledge alone is
wisdom, then no doctor would engage in smoking because
all doctors know that smoking is injurious to health. A
particular doctor who smokes was asked “You are a doctor;
you know smoking is bad for your health and yet you still
smoke. Why? Can you believe his reply? He said “Everybody
will eventually die by one means or the other someday.
Some will die in an accident; some will die by an assassin’s
bullet. I have chosen to die by smoking cigarettes.” Wisdom
therefore is having knowledge and applying it correctly for
your personal benefit. Are you an educated fool? It is time
to change your ways.
As a worker in God’s vineyard, it is important to know that
God is not moved by emotions, tears, or by rolling on the
ground. Rather, He is moved by the correct application of
the principles contained in His Word. His Word is declared to
be forever settled in Heaven (Psalm 119:89). God is a God of
principles; hence, a mathematician like me finds it easy to
enjoy Him, because mathematicians are not often moved by
emotions. Take for instance this equation: 2+2=4. Whether
you like it or not, it always remains the same. If you like,
you can weep from morning till evening saying “I want 2+2
to be 6.” It will not change anything, because 2+2=4 will ever
remain the same, be it on earth, on the moon or under the
sea. When you know that God is not moved by emotions but
by His Word, wisdom demands that you apply His Word
more often. Psalm 138:2 says,
“I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy
name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth: for thou
hast magnified thy word above all thy name.”
Obeying God’s Word moves Him. God honours those who
stand on His Word. This means that you need to increase in
the knowledge of God’s Word so that you will be able to
stand on it. Give more time to knowing His Word and stand
on it today.
ACTION POINT :
Pick a problem confronting you, and find out God’s
principles on how to solve it. Simply apply these
principles, and check out the result you will obtain.
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