WISDOM STANDS YOU OUT

WISDOM STANDS YOU OUT

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Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore 

get wisdom: and with all thy getting get 

understanding. Exalt her, and she shall 

promote thee: she shall bring thee to 

honour, when thou dost embrace her 

(Proverbs 4:7-8).

There’s a wisdom from God that’s revealed to 

us to live by. Jesus functioned in it, and as a 

result,  He  completely  baffled  and  dazzled  those  in 

His day. He had a different mindset. His words and 

teachings were different; in most cases, they were in 

complete antithesis to the Law, and to natural human 

thinking. 

According to the Law, for example, the soul that 

sins shall die (Ezekiel 18:20), but Jesus manifested the 

love,  mercies  and  grace  of  God:   “For  the  law  was 

given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus 

Christ” (John 1:17). Moses taught “An eye for an eye; 

life  for  life”;  but  Jesus  came  to  reveal  to  us  the  life 

and nature of God; the way God thinks—the way that 

wins—the love-way. 

Man had been raised in the natural world to be 

vengeful, to be insulting and injurious. But Jesus taught 

that we should love our enemies, pray for, and bless 

our detractors and persecutors: “…Love your enemies,

bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate 

you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, 

and persecute you”  (Matthew 5:44). 

That’s  strange  to  the  natural  man.  Loving  your 

enemies isn’t what you’d naturally like to do. But Jesus 

came with Kingdom principles: a new way to live. He 

spoke love, and demonstrated love. Those that heard 

Him heard Love’s voice. Those He encountered felt 

Love’s  embrace.  Even  the  officers  that  were  sent  to 

arrest Him on a certain occasion, after listening to His 

teachings, submitted, “…No man ever spoke like this 

man!” (John 7:46 NKJV). 

Jesus functioned with the wisdom of the just; that’s 

what you need in your life; that’s what stands you out 

and makes you a wonder to your world. 

PRAYER

Dear  Father,  you’ve  granted  me  wisdom  and 

understanding, to know and walk in your perfect will. 

My life is the expression of divine wisdom. Wisdom 

is heard in my words and seen in my actions today, 

in Jesus’ Name. Amen.  

FURTHER STUDY:

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Acts 1 & 2 Chronicles 1-4

2 Corinthians 1:1-11 & Ecclesiastes 9-10

Proverbs 5:1; Matthew 5:38-48; Luke 21:15