Getting Wiser

Psalm 119:98 “Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me.”
 

When you meditate on something, it is literally always with you. The commands of God were always with David, making him wiser than his enemies. David was a man of God; therefore, his enemies would have been ungodly men. "The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” David’s obedience to God automatically made him wiser than those who opposed him.
 

This is not just a matter of intellect. The Proverbs teach us that obedience to God is the pinnacle of wisdom. A person could be highly intellectual without being wise at all. Wisdom is determined by obedience to God. An evangelist was once telling his audience that an average person could take Jesus into their life and gain more wisdom than most highly educated, ungodly people. Suddenly a college student stood to his feet and said, “I believe that is hogwash!” The evangelist thought for a moment and then said, “Sir, I believe you are correct. I have seen the gospel make many pigs clean. In that sense it is hogwash.”
 

Wisdom deals with being instructed by God Himself. Daniel was instructed by God, and he was found to have more knowledge than any of the Chaldeans, magicians, soothsayers, etc. Soon his wisdom appeared to the whole nation as being vastly superior to theirs. God instructs us through our obedience to Him.
 

Wisdom operates only in conjunction with humility. That is why wisdom comes in response to obedience to God. Obedience breeds humility; only the humble obey God. Through the humility obedience produces, wisdom can operate. Were it not for humility, wisdom would turn instantly to pride. 

I encourage you to take some time to meditate on this verse; as you do, search your heart to see if you take pride in your knowledge or if you have a truly humble spirit which simply obeys God. That’s wisdom!

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