Today is a beautiful day, because we are empowered by the Holy Spirit, “For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit,” (1 Corinthians 12:8 ESV) Wisdom #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because “For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, ‘He catches the wise in their craftiness,’ and again, ‘The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.’” (1 Corinthians 3:19-20 ESV) Wisdom #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because “Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away. But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory.” … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, ‘Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.’” (1 Corinthians 1: 30-31 ESV) Wisdom #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because “For it is written, ‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.’ Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Paul did not preach the gospel with flashy, eloquent speech, but with raw truth, “For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.” (1 Corinthians 1:17 ESV) Wisdom … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!” (Romans 11:33 ESV) Wisdom #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday
Today is a beautiful day, because Stephen preached the people’s history to help them understand the gospel, “And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him and rescued him out of all his afflictions and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Stephen’s preaching fulfilled Jesus’ statement that he would supply the words to speak the gospel that others could not refute (Luke 21:15), “But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he was speaking.” (Acts 6:10 ESV) Wisdom #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday