Scripture: “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” – James 1:5
Observation: In his book, James writes about the importance of spiritual wisdom as vital for godly living. He emphasizes that our lives should reflect our faith.
Application: I can recall times in my life when I have acted without thinking something through, and then shortly thereafter, I had great regrets over my impulsivity. Without wisdom, decisions are not founded upon anything that is reliable, and many times our emotions cloud our choices.
Learning from the “school of hard knocks” is not the wise way to go through life. It involves learning from mistakes, and sometimes those mistakes can have long-lasting negative consequences. To avoid this, we must diligently seek out godly wisdom, and that is found in the Scriptures.
Proverbs 4:7 states, “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” One of the first things we discover when we allow God to lead us is that His wisdom is available to us simply for the asking. In today’s verse, James informs us of that very thing!
As we determine to let the Lord lead us in 2026, take time to seek out His wisdom in His Word. It is through the Scriptures that God leads us, and it is with His wisdom that our steps are guided on the straight and narrow way, His path of righteousness, as we strive to follow Him.
Prayer: Dearest Lord Jesus, please fill me with the wisdom of Your Word, and help me to follow You so closely that Your shadow falls upon me. Help me to cherish the wisdom of Your words and apply them to my life. In Your sweet precious name, I pray. Amen.
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me save that thou art.
Thou my best thought by day and by night;
Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.
Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true Word;
I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord.
Thou my great Father, I thy dear child;
Thou in me dwelling, with thee reconciled.
(from “Be Thou My Vision” by Eleanor H. Hull)
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“Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.” – Proverbs 3:13