James 3:17 says, “But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.” True wisdom, God’s wisdom, comes to us with these attributes. We can test all counsel and advice against these characteristics to ascertain whether the advice is true godly wisdom.Continue reading “Testing Counsel”
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Wisdom From God
Good For the No-Good
Do we cheer when good comes to those whom we dislike or even just disagree with? Or do we only cheer when misfortune strikes these people? Do we rejoice a little when someone of the other political party is disgraced? Do we feel joy when the team we hate loses? When someone who has hurtContinue reading “Good For the No-Good”
Gracious God and Merciful
Slow Versus Fast
We like some things to happen fast and some things to come our way slowly. We want aging to occur slowly, but healing from our diseases to occur quickly. We want others to move quickly when we want something, but make excuses when we fail to deliver when we promise. We want others and GodContinue reading “Slow Versus Fast”
The LORD, the LORD
Entering New Places
When I enter into a place that I have never been before, I experience some exhilaration and some trepidation. The exhilaration comes from the expectations of pleasing experiences. The trepidation comes as a result of fear of the unknown. When we enter into a relationship with Jesus Christ, we can expect to receive forgiveness, mercy,Continue reading “Entering New Places”
