Sha-bat, Adar 20, 6001 – February 18, 2017
Gaining Wisdom
Repeatedly over the last as I have prayed for guidance in life, our Father has again and again shown me the scripture in James.
James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
James is speaking about how we walk out our salvation and struggles come our way. Through those we use our faith to learn patience. Because it has come up so many times, I began to question why? What was the point that our Father was trying to make? Over this time, and more completely this morning, I have come to at least some of this understanding.
We have the world into which we were born. We grow up and learn of the customs of the land in which we live. For me and those I know, this is the US. It occurred to me that the wisdom promised is not from our point of view. It is from God’s point of view. WE have beliefs, customs, traditions, and laws, all of which are a part of the respective location and communities where and in which we live. There will be certain thought patterns associated with our location, our area of living. Within those thought patterns will be certain wisdom that is “generally accepted” by those communities. Sometimes these will differ by nearby communities. All that said, that is NOT the wisdom our Father promises. He promises His wisdom. This is key, because His ways are not our ways.
Isaiah 55:5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.
6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
When we try to apply the wisdom of the current locale to the things of God, then we are on our own. We will get the best thinking that we have, and that will not align with what God has for us. We serve a merciful, loving God. He literally died for us, that we might not have to die. He dies for our transgressions, that our lives could be more than just what we try to work out for ourselves. And in the end, the last thing He did, was not protest innocence and the right to be heard, appealing to local customs. He forgave, laid down His life, and He died.
Today, as I consider the Sabbath day, the day made for man, I think on these things and hope that I can learn to be more like Yeshuah (Jesus), who forgave us who killed Him with our sins.
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King! Praise the name Yahuah! Let us work in Your will here in this earth. Send us today Your overwhelming provision. Forgive us our transgressions, and help us to have Your heart and forgive those that have transgressed against us. Heal the hearts and minds of Your people. Restore unto us the joy of Your salvation. Restore unto Your people one hundredfold all that has been taken or held back in any way. We ask all these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.