Wisdom: Another Gift Given for Sanctification
Wisdom, another gift given for sanctification, could be the completion of a set composed of discernment, truth, and wisdom. It’s important to people and to God, because the listings for wisdom in my concordance take up two-and-a-half columns on a three-column wide page.
As you might expect, a large proportion of the verses about wisdom among people show varying emotional reactions to the topic. Few truly seek wisdom. More people tend to disparage others for not possessing it, more still despise wisdom entirely.

So What Is Wisdom?

One pastor I knew told members of a study group I attended that wisdom was seeing life from God’s perspective. Given our human condition, it’s not likely that we’ll pull that off on our own for long, or very well. However, Scripture is very clear that wisdom is available to us, and God wants us to have it.
Webster confines the dictionary definition to accumulated philosophic or scientific learning: KNOWLEDGE, the ability to discern inner qualities and relationships: INSIGHT, and good sense: JUDGMENT.

Where Do We Get Wisdom?

Some people content themselves with human philosophies, the desperate might cling to the mottoes found in fortune cookies, but true, effective wisdom starts with awe of God’s character. He wants us to ask for it, and use it.

How Do We Wear Wisdom?

Wisdom fits best in our hearts and souls, where it molds our thoughts and restrains destructive emotions. Once we take possession of it, wisdom will eventually shine through our faces.
Don’t worry, it’s not ill-fitting, like some garment mistakenly labeled “one size fits all.” Neither can you run out of it. Jesus grew into his while in human form, and so can you.

What Does Wisdom Do For Us?

Wisdom, another gift given for sanctification, is also practical. It saves lives, settles or averts disputes, and equips us to provide for the people we love around us. Wisdom can also impress others, and possibly earn us praise. Be alert though, because the slightest folly can bring a life previously built with wisdom crashing down.
How has wisdom helped you? Please do leave a comment on the blog. I enjoy hearing from you.