BBD 11.24.13 Gaining Wisdom (Classic)
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11.24.13
Gaining Wisdom
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally
and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith,
with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed
by the wind. - James 1:5-6.
It could be that scientists may need to revise their
understanding of the intelligence of gorillas and chimpanzees. In the past few
weeks, a gorilla was observed using a stick to help her walk and also to
measure how deep the water was before entering. At the Belfast Zoo in Northern
Ireland, three chimpanzees managed to escape. Trying to frighten the chimps
back to their compound, the security guards fired shoots into the air. In
response, the chimps halted their escape and put up their hands.
Scientists may also want to reevaluate the intelligence
of human beings given some news reports that I have read. Such as the driver in
Australia who was stopped by a police officer for speeding. He was traveling at
over 120mph. It was early in the morning, and the driver told the officer that
he did not know that police officers worked that late. A police spokesperson
did verify that they are a “24-hour
organization.” In addition, a woman arrested in Norway for
bigamy said that she had simply forgotten she was already married. We human
beings do seem to have trouble remembering, but I think I would have remembered
that.
As you can see, we human beings are in need of wisdom;
and if we need wisdom, we need to go to the source. The true source of wisdom
is God. He is the One who has the answers, solutions, and knowledge to help
whatever the situation.
The wonderful thing about God is that He wants you to ask
Him for wisdom. He wants to provide you with the answers, solutions and
knowledge that you need. The sad thing is that so very few people take God up
on His offer. We have this pride thing of wanting to do it on our own and so we
stumble along making mistake after mistake in our lives.
Some of the greatest people who ever lived have been
driven to their knees in prayer to seek wisdom from God. There is nothing to be
ashamed of in having to ask God for help because you are in very good company
when you do. Abraham Lincoln is one of those who often went to his knees in
prayer to seek help from God. Lincoln said this, “I have been
driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere
else to go. My wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for the
day.”
I am not sure how many times I have been driven to my
knees in prayer to seek the wisdom of my God. I know that it is too many times
to remember, and I also know that it should have been so many more times that I
should have fallen to my knees to seek His wisdom.
What about you? Are you tired of trying to do it on your
own and messing things up time after time? Remember that Bible says, “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all
liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” Why not ask Him now?
Copyright © 2005-2013. Ed Wrather.
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