Wisdom

When you look at the book of Job and all he went through, you can start feeling sorry for him and his trials. All that he lost and then the attack on his health. Earthly wisdom came from Job's wife which said "curse God and die." Maybe she was a little bitter towards God. But right in the middle of things there is a jewel of a verse. It is Job 28:28

Job 28:28

New King James Version (NKJV)

28 And to man He said,
‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,
And to depart from evil is understanding.’”

To fear the Lord is wisdom. What it means to have a fear of the Lord is that we care more about what He thinks then we think or those around us think of us. God becomes the main thing. Wisdom is when we take the knowledge of the Word of God and apply it to our lives. It is application of the Word of God based on the knowledge of what will happen to us if we don't listen to God. It is so simple. 

Our battle comes in the form of our flesh. When we let our flesh dictate our walk we miss the mark by a mile. Being ruled by our flesh is not godly wisdom. One of the facets of the Holy Spirit shown to us in Isaiah 11:2 is wisdom. So if we have the Holy Spirit we have wisdom which enables us to fear the Lord which enables us to live a life of following His word. 

We can do this. Not out of our strength but out of the Lord's strength which is in my by the Holy Spirit. 

Let the Spirit of God fill you today and walk in wisdom from above and not beneath.

Be blessed.