THE WISDOM OF THE JUST
And he shall go before him in the spirit
and power of Elias, to turn the hearts
of the fathers to the children, and the
disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to
make ready a people prepared for the
Lord (Luke 1:17).
“The disobedient” in our opening text, following
the original Greek rendering, means one
who can’t be persuaded; one who’s headstrong and
doesn’t want to go in the right direction. He or she
deliberately chooses to do wrong. There’re such
people today; They’re unyielding; even when they
know the truth, they choose to do otherwise. They’re
unwilling to submit to the Word of God, which is the
wisdom of God.
Part of the responsibility of those whom the
Lord has sent with His message of truth is to turn the
hearts of these disobedient folks to the wisdom of
the just. The wisdom of the just refers to the mindset
of the righteous. It’s a mind that’s yielded and given
to the Word—easily persuaded by the Word to act in
conformity to the Word.
Such a person is willing to accept the Word, and
to make adjustments on the basis of the Word. That’s
functioning in the wisdom of the just. True wisdom
is living in, and by God’s Word; being influenced
and propelled by the Word to the right thoughts and
actions.
1 Peter 4:17 says, “For the time is come that
judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it
first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that
obey not the gospel of God?” The underlined portion
of the preceding verse is the verb of the noun we
read in Luke 1:17: “ that obey not.” The Greek word
is “Apeitheo,” meaning the disobedient; one who’s
willfully disobedient and unbelieving; the foolish. The
Bible says, “The fool says in his heart, “There is no
God...” (Psalm 14:1 NIV).
Being born again, you have a different mindset: the
mindset of the just. Therefore, be swayed and easily
moved by the Word of God; take your actions on the
basis of the Word. It doesn’t matter how something
appears, or that you find it appealing to the senses or
your emotions, if the Word of God says otherwise,
conform to the Word. Discipline yourself to accept
and live by the Word of God only.
PRAYER
Blessed Lord, I’m totally yielded and committed to
you. I appreciate the power of your Word in my life.
I’ll always be a success, because my decisions and
actions are based on your Word. Your wisdom is at
work in me, propelling me in the path of greatness,
victories, joy and peace, today and always, in Jesus’
Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
John 20:19-31 & 1 Chronicles 23-25
1 Corinthians 16:1-12 & Ecclesiastes 5-6
Colossians 3:16; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; James 1:22
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