Benefits of Wisdom

Benefits of Wisdom

And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom…" (Isaiah 11:2).

The Spirit of wisdom is the One Who brings you the wisdom of God. Paul prayed for the Ephesian Christians "that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:" (Ephesians 1:17), because he observed that the Ephesian Christians were demonstrating the power and glory of God, but lacked wisdom and revelation knowledge. This is what happens to a lot of God's people.

They have the gifts of the Spirit; they can prophesy and have great things happen, but when it comes to walking in the wisdom and knowledge of the things of God, they're found wanting. Such people need to pray that God will grant them the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. Then they'll be balanced.

Wisdom is a force. It's the divine insight into the plans and purposes of God. It's understanding spiritual realities. It can also be defined as the insight of knowledge and the controlling power of insight. Wisdom is insight into reality (truth), foresight into the future. It causes you to understand what others can't see. With wisdom, you can rightly judge what others can't figure out.

I said wisdom is a force; it's more than an ability. You can have the ability to do something and not do it. For example, you're looking at a glass and you know you're supposed to remove it from where it is. You also know you have the ability to do so, but you don't do it. That's not wisdom. Wisdom causes you to do what you should do!

The wisdom of God has the power to cause you to say what you should say, do what you should do and think what you should think. It makes you go where you should go. Wisdom is not passive; it's manifested by action.

When Paul said, "For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure," he was talking about the Spirit of wisdom working in us. Wisdom is the controlling power that works in us, not just to will, but also to do God's good pleasure. It's a force that propels, compels, moves, and motivates. It brings you understanding, information, insight, and knowledge. Wisdom is all-encompassing.

Here's what Wisdom has to say of Himself: "I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions" (Proverbs 8:12).

Wisdom says, "I don't go alone, I have prudence (discretion or good judgment in practical affairs) and knowledge with me." You have insight and foresight because the Spirit of wisdom brings them to you. But His ministry doesn't stop there; He lets loose within your system that controlling force that causes you to act wisely.

With Wisdom, You Have It Made!
When you lack wisdom, you may think the wrong thoughts, say the wrong words, do the wrong things, and make the wrong choices. And most of the problems people have are caused by the wrong choices they made.

Leaders make the wrong choices because they lack wisdom, and as a result nations are thrown into turmoil. People make wrong investments and lose money because they don't have the wisdom of God. Someone marries the wrong person and gets stuck in an unsavoury marriage because he or she lacks wisdom. But when Wisdom resides in you, it will pilot you in the right direction. That's why you need the Spirit of wisdom operating in your life.

When the Spirit of wisdom functions in you, life becomes bright and exciting. In Proverbs 3:13-14, Solomon the wisest man to live before Jesus said,"Happy is the man that findeth wisdom and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver and the gain thereof than fine gold."

This is the secret! If you find wisdom, you have it made. You cannot fail or be poor, no, not with wisdom!

"She (wisdom) is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace" (Proverbs 3:15-17).

When wisdom is working in you, your life will be full of peace. You won't ever have to worry about lack, want, sickness, disease, or anything contrary to the good life. The Hebrew word translated "peace" is "shalom." Shalom doesn't just depict quietness and tranquility or an environment where no one is disturbing you. More importantly, shalom means peace with prosperity; peace with everything going on perfectly and under your control.

Shalom is a state of completeness, wholeness, total well-being, health and prosperity that produces rest. Thus, shalom is the peace of God that gives prosperity, health, strength, and advantage.

When you have such peace, you'll sleep like a baby. You won't sleep fitfully and you won't need pills to knock you off to sleep every night. When I sleep, I sleep well! When I laugh, I laugh heartily, not like someone who's trying to. I live a tremendous life because of the peace that wisdom brings.