https://odb.org/2023/12/27/wisdom-saves-lives
If we live our lives in accordance with God’s Word and always do what is right, we will be blessed with Godly wisdom, simply because God is with us. This is similar to how God was with Joseph and Joshua. This Godly wisdom can come in the form of discernment or just plain word of knowledge, the latter being the Holy Spirit telling us things to prepare us or to help us help others. The writer of Proverbs, King Solomon, was asked which would he choose – riches or wisdom? He chose wisdom, and it was a wise choice as he was a wise man! But if you read his other book Ecclesiastes, his conclusion is that the wisest decision any person can ever make is to choose God or else life is just pure vanity. In other words, life is meaningless without God. In the New Testament, we know that because Jesus gave us eternal life by His death on the cross. In Christ, we have the hope of the new heaven and new earth, where God will dwell among mankind again.
Proverbs 11:24 teaches that if we give freely, we gain more, but if we withhold unduly, we will become poor. Generosity breeds blessings, but stinginess or miserly leads to poverty. That is Godly wisdom and is one example of us living our lives in accordance with His Word. Thus, His Word is not just a moral code but really gems on how to unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom of God. Logically, how can giving away our wealth make us having more? The spiritual principle is that if we give generously, perhaps God will open up the heavens to bless us so that we will have more to give. Or by giving freely, our hearts are set free and liberated to be more contented with the less that we have (after giving) or at least we find some extra meaning to our life. We don’t just work to earn a living but also to help others. We have an altruistic role in life.
Conversely, if we hold on to what we have so tightly and strongly, God may withhold His heavenly blessings, and thus, we may not find contentment or peace or joy in the millions we have. Or we are just caught up in the downward spiral of acquiring the next million, every day worrying whether we are getting a lesser return for our cash or someone will cheat us. Wealthy but miserable, always worried.
Follow His Word, live according to His Word, and we will be blessed with Godly wisdom. One such wisdom is to give generously. Of course, the ultimate Godly wisdom is to choose God over everything else. Follow Jesus Christ as He is the way, the truth, and the life. No one goes to the Father except through Him.
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