The Reality of Wisdom - The Doing
Dana emphasizes the importance of being thankful and rejoicing in the Lord, especially in times of fear. He reflects on a song that encourages believers to lift their voices, recognizing the Lord's nearness, which emboldens them to testify. Dana shares his desire to explore spiritual wisdom, particularly through the lens of 1 Corinthians 2, where Paul speaks of knowing nothing but Christ and Him crucified. He highlights the relationship between wisdom, power, and the kingdom of God, asserting that true wisdom is demonstrated through action rather than mere words. Dana discusses the necessity of experiencing life under the sun to gain wisdom, contrasting it with the deeper wisdom found in communion with Christ. He notes that spiritual wisdom involves a journey of revelation and experience, culminating in a call to action within the kingdom. Dana encourages believers to move beyond talk to the doing of the kingdom, emphasizing that real power is found in living out faith through love and service. He concludes with a prayer for the community to embrace this reality, seeking a deeper relationship with the Lord that manifests in their lives.
Outline of Main Points
- Importance of thankfulness and rejoicing in the Lord
- Encouragement to lift voices in recognition of the Lord's nearness
- Exploration of spiritual wisdom through 1 Corinthians 2
- Connection between wisdom, power, and the kingdom of God
- True wisdom demonstrated through action, not just words
- Experiencing life under the sun as a foundation for wisdom
- Call to action within the kingdom
- Real power found in love and service
- Prayer for deeper community relationship with the Lord
1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. 2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. 3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. 4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: 8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. 13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. 16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
