James 1:5
WISDOM GIVEN
When you need wisdom, and ask for it from God,
James says He will give it to you. He says that God “gives to all generously
and without reproach”, so “ASK”! James
had most likely heard Jesus speak those famous words in Matthew 7:7-11: “Ask
and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will opened
unto you … If you, then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your
children, how much more will your Father give what is good to those who
ask?” Wisdom is “good”; so we can have
confidence that God will give us His wisdom if we ASK Him like James commands
here.
Some of our difficulties and
trials may serve a purpose for a future generation in a way that is unknown to
us – and must REMAIN unknown to us. And
God’s answer for us is going to be that we just need to accept that by
faith. But if that is His answer, I
believe He will show us that too. He
will give you a peace even to accept what you can’t understand fully. But your responsibility is to seek His wisdom
in your trial. If you will, God says He
will give it to you. He says, “If anyone
lacks wisdom, let him ask of God … and it will be given to him”!
INVITATION:
– If you are going through a
trial, are you asking God WHY? Don’t
just “endure” what you are going through, like an animal; look for something
more. Seek God’s wisdom for your
trial. Use this time to pray and seek
Him.
– Some of you might have asked
God for answers, but you are not really “seeking Him as for hidden treasures”
like Proverbs talks about. You aren’t
giving hours to Bible study and prayer.
Commit yourself to truly SEEK His wisdom.
– Others of you may be asking for wisdom, but
you are asking the wrong people. You are
talking to your friends and others – but not really to people who know God’s
word intimately. You need to bring your
situation to some godly counselors. Ask God!!
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