JESUS CHRIST IS THE WISDOM OF GOD

‘And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man’ - Luke 2:52.

LIGHT FOR THE NOW: Jesus Christ is your wisdom. Men have no right to resist you!

The Bible reports positively on the early life of Jesus Christ on Earth. In His incarnate form, Jesus exhibited profound degree of wisdom that confounded the adult learned men. The wisdom was expressly acknowledged during a teaching session He had with doctors at the temple in Jerusalem during the annual festivities of the Jewish religion. And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions, and all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers’ (Luke 2:46-47).You cannot have Jesus and your status remains the same. You are in favour with God because you are in Christ. Jesus Christ cannot be in favour with God and I am not in favour with God. 1 Corinthians 1:30 Jesus is my wisdom. Men have no right to resist you.



Today’s reference text says that Jesus increased in wisdom and stature. The Spirit of God at work in Him activated His understanding of spiritual matters and also accelerated His physical growth Luke 2:40 says ‘And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him’. The spirit, wisdom and grace of God permeated the personality of Jesus Christ; hence He taught the Jewish religious leaders! Important lessons can be drawn from this. First, your ascension in life is a function of the wisdom you have.

Secondly Jesus is the wisdom of God. An excerpt of Paul’s prayer to brothers in the Ephesian church says ‘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).Wisdom is a spirit – the life-giving Spirit who is Christ. 1 Corinthians 1:30 puts it this way ‘But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom …’ Christ is the wisdom of God. No one comes to Him and does not grow in understanding and wisdom. ‘But unto them which are called, … Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God’ (Ephesians 1: 24). The spirit of wisdom functions in a believer and empowers him to make exploits because Christ lives in him. Christ is your wisdom; men have no right to resist you!

INSTRUCTION:Christ is the power and wisdom of God. Accept Him!

PRAYER: Lord, thank you for this revelation, in Jesus name.

 

QUOTE: A change in your status is a proof that wisdom is at work in your life.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNING: TITUS CHAPTER 3; EVENING: ISAIAH CHAPTER 30