Seek God's Wisdom

Seek God's Wisdom "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline." Proverbs 1:7 Have you given thought as to what you can do to accelerate your spiritual growth? If you have, there is one easy thing that you can do, and that is to learn to take correction-from the Spirit of God and from His people. So few believers seem to be able to do that. When their preacher gets in the pulpit and preaches about something they already know, about some aspect of life they’ve already submitted to the Lord, they think he’s great. They like him because he makes them feel good. But the moment he stands up, and begins to preach about something they’re doing wrong, they take offense. God says that’s foolish, and reminds us in the scripture above, that we must seek wisdom and discipline. When your pastor or anyone else in the Body of Christ has a word of correction for you, receive it gratefully. Appreciate those who share the wisdom of God with you. When someone points out somewhere that you’ve missed it, instead of reacting against them, examine yourself and say “Is that right? Does that agree with the Word? Do I need to make a change there? If the answer to those questions is yes, then make the changes you need to make to get your life inline. I know that’s not easy. None of us like to be corrected. But if you’ll make up your mind you’re going to receive that correction anyway, that you’re going to remain teachable, you’ll be able to go on and grow in spiritual things much more quickly. So often we are so self centered, that we think we are correct in all things that we do, however we are never too old or too wise to not be corrected. Read your Bible and pray daily, asking God to continue to give you understanding and discipline in all that you do. My Daily Devotional Volume Six July 23 Robert William Brock, Jr.