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. And the only reason I can pass such wisdom on to my children is because God has graciously made it all available in the Bible.
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The Purpose of the Church
I love the church, and there are reasons why that’s true. First of all, I love the church because the church is being built by the Lord Himself. The immutable, sovereign, faithful, omnipotent Lord of heaven, whose Word can’t return void but always accomplishes what He says, tells us in Matthew 16:18: “I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.” Now, the gates of Hades is simply a Jewish expression for death. If Hades is the place of the dead, then the gate to Hades is what ushers you into that, so it’s just a simple picture of death. And the most powerful weapon of Satan is the gates of Hades—death. Hebrews chapter 2 reminds us that Satan holds the power of death, and by it he keeps men in bondage all their lifetime. But even the power of death cannot prevent the Lord from building the church. It’s the strongest weapon that Satan wields under the sovereignty of God, and it cannot touch the church. The church will be built because it’s Jesus’ church, and He said in Matthew 16:18, “I will build My church.” Now, let’s go a little deeper into that. In Titus chapter 1, Paul calls himself “a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ.” Listen, that is really the nature of all biblical ministry. All believers are servants of God and messengers of Jesus Christ, and the goal is to accomplish three things: First, a ministry of salvation. Paul says, “For the faith of those chosen of God.” He had the task of preaching the gospel so that the elect, upon hearing it, would believe. He was preaching the gospel for the faith of those chosen of God. He had an evangelistic aspect to his ministry—to bring about the understanding of the gospel so that when faith came as a gift from God, sinners chosen by God might be justified. Secondly, he emphasized sanctification and edification, describing them as “the knowledge of the truth, which is according to godliness.” In addition to bringing the gospel to the elect so they might believe, he wanted to bring the saved to the fullness of the knowledge of the truth so that they might become godly. He was then committed to evangelism and edification. And then the third aspect of his ministry would be consolation, “in the hope of eternal life.” He was offering people the hope of glorification, which serves as a great source of comfort for the pilgrim navigating through this world. So his ministry focused on justification, sanctification, and glorification. He preached that word of the gospel, which mixed with faith produces justification. He preached that word of truth, which mixed with obedience produced sanctification. He preached that great hope of eternal life and glory, which mixed with hope produces consolation. In other words, that’s really God’s redemptive purpose: to save, sanctify, and glorify—to take us all the way from being chosen by Him in eternity past to being glorified. That’s the great unfolding comprehensive redemptive purpose of God. Michael Griffit wrote his book, Forgetful Pilgrims, and in it he said, “Christians collectively seem to have suffered from a strange amnesia. They go to church and have forgotten what it’s all about.” You know, it seems strange to me that the church is in an identity crisis and can’t figure out what it is or what it’s supposed to be when the Bible is so absolutely clear. The purpose of the church is salvation and sanctification, leading to glorification. Repent and believe! GTY.org (80-157) - Why I Love the Church – 80-157
Today's Wisdom
April 12, 2026
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