Proverbs 11:17 the merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ex 12, Luke 15, Job 30, 1 Cor 16
What is wisdom? Wisdom is
simply the application of knowledge. It is founded on the fear of the
Lord. Psalms 111: 10 says the fear of the Lord is beginning of Lord. One
thing with the wise people is that they are always reflecting. They
reflect on the consequences of their actions and words. Before they
reply an email or text messages in anger they sit and think. It is very
unwise to reply or send e-mails or text messages in anger or engage in a
heated conversation with your spouse in the kitchen. The bible
admonishes us to pray and watch, Matthew 26:41. Many pray day and night
but do not watch. Applying wisdom is a form of keeping watch. God has
answered many prayer requests but the lack of wisdom has delayed the
manifestation. There are many today who have lost their advantage in
Christ by not applying wisdom.
The question is how does
one profit from wisdom? I will share a story which will shed light on
the importance of wisdom. Some police men went to arrest a young man.
Whilst trying to arrest this man, there was a bit of misunderstanding.
The senior brother of this man heard people shouting and ran out. When
he came out, he saw around four police men with his brother and instead
of asking what the problem was, he ran and grabbed an iron rod and broke
the windscreen on the police car. The police men shot him right on the
spot and he died. The case was taking to court and the police defended
their action by saying they shot him in self defence. Looking at the
damage done to the police vehicle, they were freed. The disappointing
thing was the brother of the diseased was later found innocent. Although
they paid him compensation, the senior brother lost his life because of
few moments of anger .If only he had asked what the problem was; he
could still be alive now. Proverbs 11:17 says the merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubelth his own flesh. Some
years ago myself and a member of staff engaged in a heated argument.
She stormed out and joined her colleague. Ten minutes later, I called
her colleague to check something with him and i overheard her in the
background threatening to slap me .I was angry and the fact that it was
coming from a junior member of staff in public did not help matters. I
had the option of conducting a 1-2-1 and that would have led to her
dismissal because she was threatening a management staff but I reflected
on the consequences and decided to address the issue later. I tried to
discuss the matter with her but she gave me a terrible attitude. God so
good I knew a brother who attended the same church with her so I
contacted her pastor. After a brief a chat with the pastor, the sister
apologised and we moved on. Two years later, I heard a major challenge
at work and I was suspended. During this period the only person who
called me to give me inside information of what the management were
planning against me was this lady. It was not because others did not
care, they cared but this lady was the only one who could get me this
information. God mightily used her during this period. The question is
if I had reacted in anger and orchestrated her sack, who would helped me
get during the challenge?
PRAYER POINT: Father as from now on help to profit from wisdom.
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