50 Days of Wisdom
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Wisdom is a skill in living that begins with fearing God, then progresses to guarding your mind, choosing your companions, controlling your body, monitoring your words, pursuing your work, managing your money, and loving your neighbor. Very simple. But that’s it. And when you’ve done that, you’ve learned wisdom. It’s vital to be taught wisdom. For example, as a father, if I fail to teach my son to fear God, the devil will teach him to hate God. If I fail to teach my son to guard his mind, the devil will teach him to have an open mind. If I fail to teach my son to obey his parents, the devil will teach him to rebel and break his parents’ hearts. If I fail to teach my son to select his companions carefully, the devil will choose them for him. If I fail to teach my son to control his body, the devil will gladly teach him to give it completely over to his lusts. If I fail to teach my children to enjoy speech that is honorable to God, the devil will fill their mouths with filth. If I fail to teach my children to pursue their work, the devil will make them lazy. If I fail to teach them to manage their money, the devil will teach them to waste it on riotous living. If I fail to teach them to love their neighbor, the devil will gladly teach them to love only themselves.
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The evidence of being converted is that you have not just turned from error to truth and sin to righteousness, but you have turned from fear to hope. Listen, there’s a certain misery in living in the darkness. People who lack salvation and the knowledge of God live in constant fear, fearing the unknown of what's coming. Larry King has asked me several times if I’m afraid of death. I said, “No, I’m not afraid of death. Death will be the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me, because it will usher me into the presence of God.” And he said, “Well, I don’t have that kind of faith. I wish I did.” That is a nagging reality in people’s lives, the fear of death and what comes next. But we’ve completely turned in our fear for hope. Haven’t we? 1 Thessalonians 1:9 says, we “turn to God from idols, serve the living and true God, and wait for His Son from heaven.” Why? Because when He comes, He will deliver us from what? From the wrath to come. We have been delivered from the wrath to come. Chapter 5 of 1 Thessalonians verse 9 says, “God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” We don’t live with fear. We have been delivered. As Romans 5:9 says, “Much more having been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath to come through Him.” We’re going to be rescued from divine wrath, so we don’t live with fear. We live with hope. We don't live with anxiety, dread, and doubt. We live with joy and anticipation. But there’s another element of being converted: We have turned from loving the world to loving the church. Paul says in Galatians 1:4 that we have been delivered from this evil age. We were a part of the world. We loved the world, the things that are in it, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, the pride of life, and all that is in it, according to 1 John 2:15–17. We loved all that stuff. We loved everything that was a part of that, including the people of the world. And then when we were converted, we turned, and all of a sudden we began to love the people we had no interest in. In some cases, we started to love the people we despised and hated. I mean, isn’t that amazing? You walk into a church as a brand-new believer; you don’t know anybody, and in a matter of moments you begin to love the people you’ve met, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts. John 1 tells us how to identify a true believer: by their love of the brethren. John 13: “By this shall all men know you’re My disciples: you have love one for another.” We don’t love the world anymore. And “if any man loves the world,” according to 1 John 2:15, “the love of the Father’s not in him.” We love the church. We don’t love the kingdom of Satan. We love the kingdom of God. Everything is different, top to bottom. That’s what it means to be converted. Repent (turn) and believe! GTY.org (90-299) - Spiritual Transformation – 90-299
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February 5, 2026
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