The word
‘wisdom’ here is ‘chokmah’ (pronounced ‘khok-maw’) in Hebrew, which means ‘the
ability to live life skillfully, or the ability to handle a matter skillfully’.
Therefore, ‘God’s
wisdom given to you’ then means ‘His
ability for you to live your life skillfully or His ability for you to handle
a matter skillfully’.
One touch of His
wisdom is all you need to confound the earthly wise, or even to ‘propel’ you in
a particular area of your life! Recently, I heard these words loud and clear during
prayer, “I am going to impart My divine
wisdom to those who needed it!” And when He imparts and gives, someone is
going to receive it, and that person has to be you! People of God, this is your time
to receive, in whatever area you may need it at the moment. Ask, and it shall be given to you (Matthew 7:7).
When God has
called you (or asked you) to do something, His
wisdom will also come together with it. What you need to do is receive it by faith. And when He opens a ‘door’ for you,
or leads you into a new phase/season in your life, He’ll also surely give you the wisdom
to walk in it and through it! Yes, surely. What He has 'ordered', He will also surely 'back it up'! Make no mistake about it! So, take heart if you’ve been feeling a
bit lost recently, or not knowing what to do anymore at the moment. Well, that’s what happened to Solomon too when he was
anointed as king (i.e. as he entered a new phase in his life). Solomon knew that
by himself, he was inadequate, not knowing exactly what to do, and that’s when he said, “… I do not know how to
go out or come in.” (1 Kings 3:7).
When God
appeared to him in a dream and said, “Ask! What shall I give you?” (1 Kings
3:5), Solomon then answered, “Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge (i.e.
rule) Your people, that I may discern
between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?” (1
Kings 3:9)
The word ‘understanding’
here means ‘knowing the deeper meaning of something, instead of just the façade’,
and the word ‘discern’ here means ‘the ability to separate/distinguish what
is the right thing to do and what is not’. God then said to him, “Behold, I
have done according to your words; see, I have given you a wise and
understanding heart…” And not just that, God also said, “And I have also
given you what you have not asked: both riches and honor, so that there shall
not be anyone like you among the kings all your days.” You know what it means?
When you receive His wisdom in your
life, every other good thing in life will also follow suit!
No wonder Proverbs 4:7 says, “Wisdom is the principal thing;
Therefore get wisdom, and in all your getting, get understanding.” The word ‘principal’
here in Hebrew is ‘re-shiyth’, which means ‘firstfruits, beginning, or chief’.
So, wisdom should be the ‘firstfruits, beginning, or chief’ in all your ‘gettings’!
And this wisdom will surely lead you to the promises in Proverbs 4:18, that says, ‘your path is as the shining sun, that
shines brighter and brighter until the full light’.
Jesus is the Source of all wisdom! Colossians 2:3 says in Him is hidden all the treasures of
wisdom and knowledge. Proverbs 3:19
says, ‘The Lord by wisdom founded
the earth; by understanding He
established the heavens’. And as you fix your eyes on Him and look to Him, the
Bible says you’ll be transformed from glory to glory (2 Corinthians 3:18), and
this includes you being ‘transformed’ to be wiser and wiser! Notice
that 2 Corinthians 3:18 says, ‘Beholding
Him as in a mirror…’ This ‘mirror’ speaks of ‘the Word of God’. Proverbs 4:20-22 confirms it by saying,
‘My son, give attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes;
keep them in the midst of your heart; for they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh.’ In short, the more you behold Him, the
wiser you’ll become! The Bible says you’ll be changed into the same image (i.e. to be more and more like
Him), and yes, that includes in wisdom! Praise God!
The opposite,
however, is also true, that losing sight
of Him leads to losing sight of His wisdom in life! When Solomon looked
away from God in his later years (i.e. when he was influenced by the
foreign wives who worshiped other gods), he became literally less and less wiser!
(see 1 Kings 11:1-13) Solomon needed to understand that all the wisdom he had
was from God, not his own. Otherwise, he would not have asked of it in the first place! (2 Chronicles 1:10) Solomon’s downfall began when his focus was shifted
away from God and His Word. Remember Peter ‘sank’ too when his eyes also looked
away from Jesus? (Matthew 14:28-30)
People of God, no
matter what happens around you at the moment, this is not the time to waver!
Continue to keep your eyes fixed on
Him (the Word) and keep your
feet firm on the Rock (the Word) always. Continue to also receive the
feeding from Him through the preaching of the Word, and continue to meditate on what He has spoken to
you in the Word. And that’s how He can make a way for you, and that’s
also how He can teach you in the way of His wisdom and lead you in His
right paths (Proverbs 4:11-12). Let’s take Him at His Word! He is not a 'dead-end' God. His Word cannot
fail, and His Word will not fail you either. Better days are ahead of you, and
I pray this for you in Jesus’ name. Believing, you shall receive. Amen!
