God's Wisdom

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I believe you're gonna see that God 0:02:02.800 --> 0:02:04.880 is gonna take you right through those places that you 0:02:05.440 --> 0:02:10.040 depend on him this morning. Amen, think big? Is that big? 0:02:10.120 --> 0:02:13.600 Because we serve a big God. You know, all through 0:02:13.680 --> 0:02:17.880 life we're gonna face decisions, We're gonna face challenges, We're 0:02:17.880 --> 0:02:20.560 gonna need God to help us. You know, when you 0:02:20.600 --> 0:02:23.760 think about it, as you become an adult, there's so 0:02:23.919 --> 0:02:26.799 many decisions to make. What school you're gonna go to, 0:02:26.880 --> 0:02:29.680 what vocation you're gonna you're gonna try to go after, 0:02:29.919 --> 0:02:33.160 who you're gonna marry, what house you're gonna buy, How 0:02:33.160 --> 0:02:35.600 to save your money, how to spend your money, how 0:02:35.639 --> 0:02:39.080 to invest your money, how to have a good relationship, 0:02:39.240 --> 0:02:42.280 good marriage, raise your children. I mean, there are so 0:02:42.400 --> 0:02:45.600 many decisions that we make just on a daily basis, 0:02:46.639 --> 0:02:51.240 not even to mention the large decisions, the decision that 0:02:51.280 --> 0:02:54.720 can alter our life. We make decisions all day long, 0:02:55.320 --> 0:02:56.920 and you know, when we think about it, if we 0:02:57.000 --> 0:02:59.519 just realize all the decisions that we make, it could 0:02:59.560 --> 0:03:04.080 be overwhelm me. You may be standing at the threshold 0:03:04.240 --> 0:03:07.960 of a decision today. You may be wondering, how do 0:03:08.040 --> 0:03:10.880 you reach out to that child who is off course, 0:03:11.520 --> 0:03:16.160 how do you resurrect this marriage, do you pay your bills? 0:03:17.280 --> 0:03:20.480 There may be some major decisions today. But can I 0:03:20.560 --> 0:03:24.080 tell you God doesn't want you to be overwhelmed by 0:03:24.120 --> 0:03:28.880 the decisions of life. The Bible says that Jesus is 0:03:28.919 --> 0:03:34.440 the power and the wisdom of God. If you have 0:03:34.600 --> 0:03:38.920 Jesus Christ. Then you have all power and all wisdom 0:03:39.520 --> 0:03:44.280 to make the right choices. You see, you are not powerless. 0:03:44.600 --> 0:03:48.040 You are not a victim, but you're a victor. Chase 0:03:48.080 --> 0:03:52.040 after Jesus. See, if you go in the direction of wisdom, 0:03:52.520 --> 0:03:56.200 God will do things you can't do. You See, sometimes 0:03:56.280 --> 0:04:00.440 we take it upon ourselves and we struggle. We may 0:04:00.520 --> 0:04:03.040 have the power and wisdom on the inside of us, 0:04:03.440 --> 0:04:06.240 but sometimes it sure doesn't feel like it, does it. 0:04:06.240 --> 0:04:11.440 It seems impossible. Those decisions seem very weighty, and if 0:04:11.440 --> 0:04:14.200 we don't make the right one, we may not get 0:04:14.200 --> 0:04:16.400 to the place we're supposed to be. See, we all 0:04:16.440 --> 0:04:19.400 want to take Plan A, don't we. Nobody wants to 0:04:19.440 --> 0:04:22.479 take Plan B. Although we have a great God. He'll 0:04:22.480 --> 0:04:25.719 get you to Plan BCD, whatever it takes, he'll take 0:04:25.720 --> 0:04:28.919 you there. But we all want to go Plan A. 0:04:30.360 --> 0:04:34.240 Sometimes it's very difficult, and I believe God wants us 0:04:34.279 --> 0:04:38.080 to understand it's not exactly the situation that we need 0:04:38.120 --> 0:04:41.480 to pray about, but it's the wisdom for the situation. 0:04:42.279 --> 0:04:48.599 It's the wisdom we need. Wisdom. I think about King Solomon. 0:04:49.600 --> 0:04:51.719 He was a young king when he took the throne. 0:04:52.080 --> 0:04:55.360 His father, David had died and he was his successor. 0:04:56.279 --> 0:05:01.040 And David was representing and ruling and reigning a nation 0:05:01.200 --> 0:05:05.800 that had been from Abraham's time. God had given the 0:05:05.839 --> 0:05:10.040 Israelites lands and ruled nations, and now it was on 0:05:10.360 --> 0:05:14.600 the shoulders of Solomon. His father had died, so he 0:05:14.680 --> 0:05:17.719 was a successor. The scholars tell us that he was 0:05:17.720 --> 0:05:22.000 probably nineteen or twenty years old when he took the throne. 0:05:22.200 --> 0:05:25.920 He had the weight of the world on him. How 0:05:25.960 --> 0:05:28.760 do I rule these people? I'm nineteen years old? How 0:05:28.839 --> 0:05:31.520 much can you know? At nineteen years old? He was 0:05:31.680 --> 0:05:34.720 questioning and wondering and feeling the weight of this. And 0:05:35.400 --> 0:05:38.920 one night God appeared to him in a dream and said, Solomon, 0:05:39.920 --> 0:05:41.920 what can I do for you? What can I give you? 0:05:42.640 --> 0:05:46.120 What do you need? Solomon? Can you imagine if God 0:05:46.279 --> 0:05:49.360 appeared to you at night and an impression in the 0:05:49.480 --> 0:05:52.160 dream and said what do you need? I mean a 0:05:52.200 --> 0:05:54.920 thousand things would go through your mind. Right? A new 0:05:54.920 --> 0:05:58.720 car would be great? God, how about that promotion I've 0:05:58.760 --> 0:06:01.640 been waiting for, man, God, I'm waiting to get married. 0:06:02.720 --> 0:06:05.000 That's a big decision in itself, isn't it just to 0:06:05.040 --> 0:06:08.560 figure out what we need? This is what the young 0:06:08.640 --> 0:06:13.280 king answered. He said, God, what I need is your wisdom. 0:06:14.240 --> 0:06:17.839 I need your wisdom to rule the nations that you've 0:06:17.839 --> 0:06:21.400 given me. I need your wisdom to make the right decisions. 0:06:22.320 --> 0:06:24.680 You see. He could have asked for money. He could 0:06:24.720 --> 0:06:29.120 have asked for fame. He could have asked for long life. 0:06:29.560 --> 0:06:31.160 He could have said, God, you know what, I want 0:06:31.160 --> 0:06:33.200 people to respect me. I want him to know that 0:06:33.240 --> 0:06:37.320 I'm king God. He could have asked for a number 0:06:37.360 --> 0:06:42.920 of things, but somehow he realized, wisdom is the big picture. 0:06:43.640 --> 0:06:48.080 Wisdom is what I need. See God was so pleased 0:06:48.680 --> 0:06:53.000 with his answer. God not only gave him wisdom, but 0:06:53.120 --> 0:06:58.120 God gave him power, influence, and great riches. You see, 0:06:58.160 --> 0:07:02.400 wisdom is the big picture. Sure. The Bible says in 0:07:02.600 --> 0:07:04.960 James one in five, it says, if any of you 0:07:05.080 --> 0:07:10.040 lack wisdom, let him ask God for it. God won't 0:07:10.040 --> 0:07:13.160 find fault in you asking. He'll give it to you 0:07:13.280 --> 0:07:17.240 generously if you believe. You see, sometimes we think that 0:07:17.280 --> 0:07:20.360 God's mad at us because we haven't made the right decision, 0:07:20.640 --> 0:07:23.600 we haven't handled it the right way. But God is saying, 0:07:23.640 --> 0:07:26.280 I don't hold anything against you. I'm not going to 0:07:26.400 --> 0:07:28.880 find fault in the way you did it yesterday. Ask 0:07:28.960 --> 0:07:32.200 me for my wisdom today and I will give it 0:07:32.240 --> 0:07:39.720 to you generously and lavishly. If Solomon needed wisdom, we 0:07:39.760 --> 0:07:45.200 need wisdom. We may never rule nations, but we are 0:07:46.040 --> 0:07:49.640 sent here to rule and reign on this earth. And 0:07:49.680 --> 0:07:53.400 if we're going to have power and influence, We're going 0:07:53.440 --> 0:07:57.040 to have to have God's wisdom. See, we need to 0:07:57.160 --> 0:08:01.040 chase after wisdom the Bible. As though it cost you 0:08:01.160 --> 0:08:07.360 all you have, go after it. Chase after wisdom. You see. 0:08:07.360 --> 0:08:09.960 Sometimes we think, God, if you'll just give me a 0:08:10.000 --> 0:08:12.680 break in my finances. God, if you'll just bring this 0:08:12.800 --> 0:08:15.440 money in so I can pay my bills, that's gonna 0:08:15.440 --> 0:08:18.600 fix my problems. God, if you'll just help me in 0:08:18.640 --> 0:08:21.480 this area with my co worker. Me and God, they're 0:08:21.480 --> 0:08:27.160 holding me back. People are criticizing me. See, we look 0:08:27.200 --> 0:08:30.480 at the one thing, but God is saying, no, you 0:08:30.600 --> 0:08:36.240 need my wisdom, you need my instruction. You see. Wisdom 0:08:36.280 --> 0:08:40.960 sees the big picture. Maybe we don't pray God bring 0:08:41.040 --> 0:08:44.319 me that money, but we say, God, give me wisdom 0:08:44.880 --> 0:08:47.680 on how to pay my bills, how to do the 0:08:47.760 --> 0:08:50.200 things you want me to do, how to handle my 0:08:50.280 --> 0:08:53.160 co worker, how to have a better relationship, how to 0:08:53.240 --> 0:08:58.800 raise my children God, I need wisdom. You see. It's 0:08:58.840 --> 0:09:04.600 interesting because small adjustments can make huge differences. You see, 0:09:04.600 --> 0:09:07.800 if you want wisdom. The Bible says that in Proverbs 0:09:07.840 --> 0:09:11.200 two six s edit, the Lord gives the wisdom, and 0:09:11.240 --> 0:09:16.960 from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. Sometimes we ask 0:09:17.040 --> 0:09:20.640 advice of someone else, and it's good to have advisors. 0:09:21.040 --> 0:09:24.200 You know, in a multitude of counselors, there is wisdom. 0:09:24.480 --> 0:09:27.480 But don't ever ask someone else for advice without asking 0:09:27.520 --> 0:09:32.679 God first. Don't ever seek man's advice when you got 0:09:32.720 --> 0:09:38.400 the wisdom of God. It's interesting because we live in 0:09:38.440 --> 0:09:42.280 the age of information. We can get information at the 0:09:42.600 --> 0:09:45.880 tip of our fingers. We can send information, we can 0:09:45.960 --> 0:09:50.280 receive information. There is a plethora of information out there. 0:09:51.200 --> 0:09:56.640 But still society is fighting. People are divided. They don't 0:09:56.679 --> 0:10:00.600 know how to be happy. See, it's not information, but 0:10:00.640 --> 0:10:08.280 it's revelation that we need. It's God's divine inspiration. You see. 0:10:08.480 --> 0:10:15.319 Wisdom is applying the knowledge of God. Wisdom comes by 0:10:15.520 --> 0:10:19.760 understanding and knowledge and applying it to our life. So 0:10:19.920 --> 0:10:22.480 you can you can know a lot of things. You're 0:10:22.480 --> 0:10:26.160 gonna have tons of information. You could even know God's word. 0:10:27.280 --> 0:10:31.400 You can sit in the service today. But you know what, 0:10:31.440 --> 0:10:33.760 if you don't apply it, it's not gonna do you 0:10:33.800 --> 0:10:36.839 any good. It is not what you know, it's what 0:10:36.960 --> 0:10:40.400 you do with what you know. You see, you may 0:10:40.480 --> 0:10:43.400 know a lot today, it may be all up here. 0:10:44.360 --> 0:10:48.120 Ask God to give you wisdom, to let it be 0:10:48.160 --> 0:10:51.880 applied to your life. You see, If you need wisdom, 0:10:52.120 --> 0:10:54.720 one of the best places to go is the Book 0:10:54.960 --> 0:11:00.160 of Proverbs. It was written by King Solomon himself, the 0:11:00.240 --> 0:11:03.800 king who asked for wisdom, and God gave it to him. 0:11:04.320 --> 0:11:07.960 It's a book that's full of advice. It's full of 0:11:08.000 --> 0:11:13.319 life lessons. It is simple in its form, easy to digest, 0:11:13.920 --> 0:11:17.880 and easy to apply. That's what wisdom is. It's not 0:11:18.080 --> 0:11:24.400 some complex information. It's just a simple revelation of God 0:11:24.760 --> 0:11:27.720 that we can apply to our everyday lives. Can It 0:11:27.800 --> 0:11:33.560 reminds you that God's word changes things. See the Bible 0:11:33.600 --> 0:11:37.080 says that the mysteries are hidden with Jesus Christ. See, 0:11:37.400 --> 0:11:40.800 they are not hidden from us, They're hidden in us. 0:11:41.920 --> 0:11:44.840 And if we will begin to ask God for his 0:11:45.040 --> 0:11:49.280 wisdom and revelation and seek it above all things, I 0:11:49.320 --> 0:11:54.320 believe our finances, our relationships, will line up with God's words. 0:11:55.880 --> 0:12:01.600 They'll line up. See do you have everything you need 0:12:01.960 --> 0:12:03.319 for life and godliness? 0:12:04.000 --> 0:12:04.200 See? 0:12:04.240 --> 0:12:08.720 God is concerned about your finances. He's concerned about your life. 0:12:09.480 --> 0:12:13.080 He is concerned about the things you're concerned about. But 0:12:13.160 --> 0:12:17.000 let me tell you something. He is all wisdom and power. 0:12:17.360 --> 0:12:20.160 He sees it from up here, we see it from 0:12:20.200 --> 0:12:22.160 down here. Have you ever heard that I was saying, 0:12:22.200 --> 0:12:24.840 you can't see the forest for the trees. We'll see. 0:12:24.840 --> 0:12:28.480 God sees the big picture. And if we will ask 0:12:28.640 --> 0:12:33.559 him for his wisdom and direction, I believe that we 0:12:33.600 --> 0:12:37.000 will get understanding. And can I tell you this about 0:12:37.000 --> 0:12:40.439 the Book of Proverbs. You should read it and reread it, 0:12:40.640 --> 0:12:45.160 and read it and reread it. It's powerful nuggets of 0:12:45.200 --> 0:12:49.040 truth for your life. But it's interesting. We want wisdom 0:12:49.080 --> 0:12:52.440 to be downloaded. Hey, And it's great when God does that. 0:12:52.880 --> 0:12:55.120 When he gives you wisdom and you get the answer 0:12:55.320 --> 0:12:59.120 a download from heaven is amazing. But can I tell 0:12:59.160 --> 0:13:03.440 you that wisdom sometimes comes in the form of correction. 0:13:04.600 --> 0:13:11.120 We have to be humble to receive God's wisdom. We 0:13:11.240 --> 0:13:15.360 have to always be open to learn. We can't be 0:13:15.720 --> 0:13:18.920 above it all. We have to know that God is 0:13:19.000 --> 0:13:22.240 always trying to direct us and lead us in wisdom. 0:13:22.559 --> 0:13:25.400 Have you ever had someone tell you something and it 0:13:25.440 --> 0:13:27.959 almost made you mad because you knew it was the truth. 0:13:30.040 --> 0:13:34.080 Joel does it to me all the time. Don't kill 0:13:34.080 --> 0:13:39.240 the messenger. See. God can bring wisdom you to you 0:13:39.360 --> 0:13:44.200 in many different ways. That's why he says, ask for wisdom. Yeah, 0:13:44.200 --> 0:13:46.360 I believe he wants us to ask for wisdom so 0:13:46.400 --> 0:13:49.679 that we'll incline our ear to wisdom, so that we'll 0:13:49.720 --> 0:13:53.080 seek after it. We'll look for it, look for it 0:13:53.960 --> 0:13:57.720 like you're looking for a treasure. Don't kill the messenger. 0:13:58.640 --> 0:14:01.360 Might make you upset to hear it, but no, those 0:14:01.400 --> 0:14:06.040 small adjustments can make major differences. God is a god 0:14:06.280 --> 0:14:12.240 of wisdom. The Bible says, seek first the kingdom of God, 0:14:12.320 --> 0:14:14.000 says it in Matthew, and all these things will be 0:14:14.000 --> 0:14:16.679 added under you. Maybe we should say it like this, 0:14:16.960 --> 0:14:20.760 seek first the wisdom of God, because that's what Solomon did. 0:14:21.560 --> 0:14:26.000 He was looking to rule God's kingdom. He was saying, God, 0:14:26.040 --> 0:14:29.640 I need your wisdom to take what you've given me 0:14:29.960 --> 0:14:33.360 and push it forward. It's your turn. It's your turn. 0:14:34.000 --> 0:14:37.680 You're standing in your turn right now, and I want 0:14:37.680 --> 0:14:41.120 you to ask God for wisdom. Don't get so far 0:14:41.240 --> 0:14:43.120 down in the nitty gritty but you can't see the 0:14:43.120 --> 0:14:48.200 big picture. The Bible says that this world was founded 0:14:48.440 --> 0:14:51.760 on the wisdom of God. In our life needs to 0:14:51.800 --> 0:14:55.160 be founded on that same wisdom. Because God is going 0:14:55.200 --> 0:14:57.160 to take us where we need to be. It's our 0:14:57.240 --> 0:14:59.840 turn to ask for His wisdom. Amen. 0:15:00.400 --> 0:15:05.960 Hey, ma'am, thank you for listening to the Joel los 0:15:06.000 --> 0:15:09.320 Dein podcast. Help us continue to share the message of 0:15:09.360 --> 0:15:13.000 hope with those all over the world. 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