THE
PRINCIPAL PERSONALITY
Memorise:
Wisdom is the principal thing: therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting
get understand. Proverbs 4:7
Read:
Proverbs 4:5-9, Bible in one year: 2nd Chronicles 28:5-29:36, John
1:29-51
Today’s Bible reading defines wisdom as
the principal thing in life. Wisdom is most important because you need it to
relate effectively with God, the devil and his cohorts. You also need wisdom to
govern your relationship with friends and foes. At work, at school and in the
ministry, you need wisdom. With wisdom, you can successfully handle all your
life’s pursuits. Wisdom connects everything you do. Wisdom can mean the
difference between life and death, success and failure, wealth and poverty,
growth and retardation. Everything you can ever ask for will come to you if you
have wisdom. There are different types of wisdom operation in the natural and
spiritual realms. There is devilish wisdom, human wisdom and divine wisdom.
Jesus Christ is declared to be the Wisdom of God in 1st Corinthians
1:24
“But
unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and
the wisdom of God.”
If wisdom is the principal thing, and
Jesus Christ is the Wisdom of God, it therefore follows that Jesus Christ is
the Principal Person. There is a link between the principal thing and the
Principal Person. But why is wisdom so crucial? Proverbs 3:35 says,
“The
wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.”
Your pursuit of wisdom will deliver you
glory. No wonder the Bible says if you have Jesus Christ, you automatically
receive glory (Colossians 1:27). Conversely, if you lack wisdom, shame will be
waiting at around the corner for you. There is a direct link between wisdom and
a glorious future. Glory is the opposite of shame. Sickness, disease, failure,
defeat, barrenness, stagnation, disappointment are all products of shame. When
you have Jesus, you receive wisdom, and when you get wisdom, you have access to
glory, which makes every token of shame disappear. As the principal thing,
getting every other thing without getting wisdom amounts to a waste of time. In
the same vain, acquiring material wealth, academic degrees and attaining
heights in any field without having a personal relationship with the Principal
Person converts one’s gains into one big loss! In all that you strive for,
never stop seeking for more of Jesus and His wisdom!
Key
Point
Having
Jesus can deliver every other thing to you, but getting every other thing
cannot give you Jesus.
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