The Place of Wisdom

But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Job 28:12

Dear friends,
Although wisdom is so essential, and appears to be easy to access, yet not everyone have it.

The emphasis laid on its importance in proverb 4:7 shows how deadly it is to live without it.

Job's discourse on wisdom in chapter twenty eight of the book of Job is so interesting for one not to pay attention to it.
Many of us have our own ideas as to what wisdom is.
Some of us are of the opinion that wisdom is a function of old age. Others believe it’s something one can acquire with money, or from college/ varsity.
But the scripture defines wisdom as the fear of the Lord.
This simple definition of wisdom makes  it ok to say; "The height of a man' wisdom is measured by the level of his / her fear ( reverence) for the Lord.

SOME TRUTHS ABOUT WISDOM
As I pay attention to Job's discourse on wisdom I realise the following: 
1. Wisdom doesn't come cheap. Just like other precious stones, it needs to be searched for. And only one person knows its where about. And that Person is God. Proverb 28:23.
2. Wisdom cannot be gotten outside of God. James 1:5.
3. God is both the author and custodian of wisdom. And to have it, we need to ask of it from Him.
4 . Wisdom doesn't discriminate. It has no regard for gender or age. It’s not moved by the physical status of a man. This reality explains while one can be a rich fool, a foolish male or female. An unwise old or young man
5. Wisdom answers to anyone who fears the Lord.
There is a spirit of wisdom and it comes from the Lord. One way to know it’s from the Lord is; it causes the possessor of it to reverence the Lord in all they do.

..... I am young in years, and you are very old; therefore I was afraid, and dared not declare my opinion to you.


I said, age should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom. But there is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding. Great men are not always wise, nor do the aged always understand justice. Job 32:6-9

Friends, the only qualification required  to walk in wisdom is the fear of the Lord. We cannot grow any deeper in wisdom than the depth of our reverence for God.
To ask the Lord for wisdom is to ask Him to increase our reverence for Him.

May you grow in wisdom as today in Jesus name? Amen!

God bless you!

God's Own Labourers

For the kingdom of heaven is like a land owner who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vine yard. Matthew 20:1

What an awesome thing to know that  as Christians, we are God' own labourers. We all may not have been called to labour under the fivefold ministries of the body, but certainly are co labourers in Christ.

As doctors, lawyers mechanics, business men and women, road side vendors we have all been called to labour with Christ for the advancement of the kingdom of God here on earth.
it’s of great importance we begin to start seeking God in regards to this truth.

As someone running a small business who is a Christian you need to learn how to join yourself with God's scheme of things. Get into His vine yard. Do not wait to be called into the fivefold ministry before you start labouring with God.

Ephesians 2:10 said we are His workmanship. Note that this scripture didn't say they are (the preachers, Apostles, Prophets, Evangelist and Pastors). It said we are, which is inclusive of you working at that law firm, government or private hospital, you running that crèche or business. It’s time to get into a partnership with God in labour. This is His will for us all as His children.

As you go through this, this morning make up your mind to labour with God.


Prayer: Lord Jesus, I come to you today as a (Mention the name of your occupation) and I ask that You show me specifically how to join with You in labouring for the advancement of God' kingdom here on earth. This I ask for in Jesus mighty name. Amen!

The Stronghold of Pride

Psalms  73:6  Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

Friends nothing causes a man to rebel against God's word like pride does.

The average man has a picture of self sufficiency in his / her heart, I want to do this all by myself. Relying on someone to get something done is a no, no.

Most of us as redeemed as we may appear to be, struggle with the strong hold of pride. We cannot afford to have someone say they were part of our success journey. We want all the credit.

This reality is one reason we tend to always want to do something even after God must have asked us to stand still.

This same pride is what causes us to often refuse to take our issues to God even after He asked us to bring our burdens to Him. We have indirectly bought into the idea that God help those who help themselves".

Pride won't allow us to take seriously God' instruction for obtaining rest in a particular area of life we’ve been trying to obtain for years.

Due to the nature of our present society many of us are not comfortable going with God's plans for achieving our set desire simply because the process eliminates our own effort.

God does not need your help in getting you to the destiny He had arranged for you before He called you to be on earth.

The delay most of us experience while expecting some things from God could be linked to our own pride of wanting to help God out.

Often times God wants His work in our live to speak for itself and not us trying to explain it.
While it’s good to always have a plan on how to get something done let’s not forget to give room for the purpose of God concerning that thing

For many are the plans in a man' heart, but the counsel of the LORD shall stand"

Slain for My Power

"Worthy is the lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise! Revelation 5:12

There are seven obvious attributes possessed by Jesus Christ as a result of His crucifixion on the cross.

This same attributes has been made available to us through salvation the minute we received Him as Lord and Saviour of our lives. 

According to our text in Revelation 5:12, these attributes was paid for in full by Jesus, and the currency used for the purchase was His blood

To activate and operate these attributes in our daily lives we need to acknowledge the fact that they are ours. And we already possess them in their right proportions.

We need to deliberately use them for the furtherance of the kingdom of God within our sphere of influence. i.e.
Place of work, within our family, circle of friends, among our fellow course mates. Etc.

The attributes we are talking about this morning are as follows;
1. Power
2. Wealth /Riches
3.Wisdom
4.Strength
5.Honor
6.Glory
7. Praise /blessing.

As children of God, it’s important that we understand that this attributes are already residing in every one of us. All we need to do is turn them on. Like we turn on the light whenever we enter a room and feel the need for the light already made available in the room.

Two major ways to turn on these attributes within us;
Constant prayer and
Word study.

Let’s take a quick  look at the first attribute as listed in Revelation 5:12.
POWER
The word power was first mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 31:6. It was rightfully used in connection with Jacob while working for Laban, his father in-law and uncle.
The root meaning of the word power which is capacity or means was very obvious in the life of Jacob while he served Laban. Laban himself attests to this truth.


He confessed to Jacob the fact that his presence in his life was what made him so blessed.
This is the same kind of power Jesus Christ purchased for us by His blood. The power to effect change in every area of life.

It’s called dunamis. The ability to produce result even in a desert.
This kind of power has no regard for age, season or geographical location. It’s like dynamite. It has no respect for the condition of the place it’s placed. Once it explodes it changes the condition of that place.

Friends, He was slain for your power. He was slain for your dominion. He was slain for your wealth. It is time to display this power so everyone around you can benefit from it

The Power of Having the Right Understanding

As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?  
Who are you, LORD? Saul asked. I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting ," He replied. Act 9:3-5

We should never under estimate the power of a positive understanding. It makes a great difference in terms of what we attract both from God and man.
In God, His promises are yes and amen in Christ Jesus. There is nothing we desire that He cannot give to us. But often times we are limited by our own understanding of Him.
Our attitude towards anything is a function of our understanding of that thing.

The life of Saul who later became Paul at conversion does attest to this truth.
Paul's understanding of who Jesus was, was what informed his decision towards the early Church. He, also like other rulers never understood Jesus.

They did not believe He was God in the form of man. This simple reality led him to persecute Jesus, by persecuting His disciples. But when he encountered Jesus on His way to Damascus, his understanding of Jesus changed and this led to the change of his attitude towards God's people.

He moved from persecuting Jesus before the people of Jerusalem to propagating Jesus before the whole world.
Friends if anything most change in our lives, we have to ask Him to either change our understanding in regards to that thing or better still ask Him to deepen it.
God in His infinite wisdom has made life and placed the understanding of it as a measurement in determining what we get from it.

My prayer for every one of us today is that we will grow in our understanding of Him.
The level of our spirituality in Him is measured by the debt of our understanding of Him.
And the debt of our understanding of Him determines the exploit we will do in Him.
You can never achieve anything in God above your understanding of who He is.

Prayer;
Oh LORD! Increase my understanding of who you are, and what on earth I'm here for.