Topic: THE PRINCIPAL PERSONALITY
Memorise: Wisdom is the principal thing: therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting
get understand. Proverbs 4:7
Bible Text: 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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