Humility breeds wisdom
Isaiah 55:8-9 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord. 9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts.
I think things to death. I try to look at every angle, which results in every possibility, before making decisions. This sometimes takes only seconds, sometimes days. Anyone that has ever been in a leadership role must possess this quality as a leader, for the effects of those decisions have a ripple effect in the wake behind them. The pressures of these thoughts and processes can put a weight upon the leader that they cannot bear. I cannot begin to describe how tough leadership can be, and how leaders must have a crutch to lean on themselves. Hopefully that crutch is prayer and the Word of God.
God does not operate on the same plain as we do. How could He as the Creator and ruler of all? Isaiah points us to His divine, sovereign, wisdom in these scriptures. Everything the Apostle Paul did was to point the lost to the power of God through the saving grace He provided through Jesus Christ. So many of his day fell into two categories: works and wisdom. The Jews felt they earned their faith through works, the Greeks felt they earned their faith through their wisdom. Paul plead with them; “5 that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.” (1 Corinthians 2:5). No seminary degree is required to gain the wisdom that may be found in the Bible. God has given you everything you need to grow in your faith and knowledge of Him there. A humble heart that prays for His revelation before reading it is a heart that will be opened to it.
Isaiah’s scripture above can speak to our lack of understanding in the circumstances of our lives. God has laid out intricate details of our lives even with the ability of free will intertwined. We begin to question the paths and struggles we are facing, yet we have not the ability to see the outcome He has planned for us. He thinks outside our box. Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction. The more time you spend in God’s Word, the more reverent awe of Him you become. A desire develops that continues to draw you there, to plea for Him to reveal more of Himself, to open your eyes through your heart. Your heart changes; your mind changes; He changes you from the inside out with His Word. This produces a behavior that draws the lost to Him through you. James 3:13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. Humility through His Word breeds wisdom.
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