Byline (Heading 4): By Pastor Donald Lee
Hello, friends. I want to talk with you about the importance of walking in the divine wisdom of God. If we are going to be effective witnesses for the Kingdom, we’ve got to understand the chief component in being an authentic, genuine ambassador for the Lord is wisdom.
The basis for everything we do in representation of the Kingdom of heaven here in the earth is the wisdom of God, the intellect of God manifested in the saint who leans, not to his own understanding, but the understanding of the Creator of heaven and earth.
Proverbs 4:7 says, Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore, get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Did you get that? Wisdom is “the principal thing.” In other words, wisdom is the “chief thing,” the “main ingredient,” the “most essential, integral” element in being an accurate reflection of who God is and how He operates. And, in getting wisdom from the Lord, add to that “understanding.”
The wisdom and understanding of God cause the saint who is yielded completely to the Spirit of the Lord to “see” things or “understand” and “discern” things about other people that they can’t even see in themselves.
When one walks in wisdom, he is ultra-sensitive to the voice of the Lord. His sense of discernment is magnified. And one of the greatest, if not the greatest, attributes of someone who walks in the wisdom of the Lord is that person’s uncommon understanding of another word — the word profound.
Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary defines “profound” as having intellectual depth or insight. Many people, when they think of the word “profound,” they associate it with comments from someone they deem to be “wise.” So, when that person makes certain statements, the tendency of others is to respond in awe with comments such as: “Man!!! That’s profound!!!” “Wow, he’s deep!!!”
The interesting thing is that there has been far too much emphasis on the words “wisdom” and “profound” as they relate to a person’s ability to “speak” or put great-sounding words together. While one’s ability to speak in wisdom is, indeed, noteworthy, it is just as important, no — more important to demonstrate true, unadulterated wisdom, the wisdom from above, through being quiet and listening. The most “profound” demonstration of great wisdom lies in one’s ability to sit back and listen or to sit back and be quiet. In essence, being a great, impressive orator or wordsmith or judge of character requires listening, and then relying on the Holy Spirit to help you in “processing” what you’ve heard.
Scriptures tell us in James 1:19,20, Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
So, we should be faster on the draw to “hear” than we are to “speak” or “tell somebody off” that we may have an “issue” with. According to scripture, a profound mouth with shallow ears don’t reflect the righteousness of God.
Donald Lee, founder of Kingdom Living Christian Center, an online ministry, is a Dallas-based freelance journalist and co-author of “Married to Commitment,” a Bible-based book on relationships. He may be reached at (225) 773-2248 or donaldjleespeaks@gmail.com