Discovering and Applying Spiritual Wisdom and God's Counsel

UV 3536/10000 Discovering and Applying Spiritual Wisdom and God’s Counsel This also comes from the Lord of hosts, who has made His counsel wonderful and His wisdom great. Isaiah 28 v 29 The Lord administers the heavens and the earth with an army of angels. He is a wonderful counsellor who gives us apt advice how to administer our affairs on earth as He administers in heaven. His wisdom is great and unsearchable except He reveal it. It cannot be found in the books and councils of man. He will guide us till our death. He knows just how much power or strength He has to use and will not do anything in excess. He knows the timing for ploughing, sowing and reaping human hearts. He instructs us what we should do. He gives us the apt word to speak at the apt occasion. He shows us the direction in which we should move each day. The principal way to discover the wise counsel and wisdom of God is to search and study scripture. Studying scripture should be like an exciting treasure hunt for in the Psalms it is written, “Open my eyes that I may perceive the truths hidden in it.” The truths of God, of life, of wisdom are the ultimate spiritual treasures of our lives. Starting in the Old Testament, we will find clues and pointers to the treasures of wisdom. The revelation will get broader as we progress towards the new testament. After the study of the teachings of the apostles in the epistles, we should find the final treasure trove in the teachings of the Teacher of Teachers, Jesus, in the four gospels. The four gospels are like the four rivers described in the book of Genesis that ran through the Garden of Eden under which were veins of gold and precious stones. These valuable precious metals and stones are metaphors for His wise counsel and great wisdom. The Holy Spirit will remind us from time to time of these counsels and nuggets of wisdom of God. The Lord does not teach us all things at one time. But He teaches us day by day, moment by moment, precept by precept, principle by principle, little by little. Like our savings or treasure, we must accumulate these over time. Like Mary, the mother, we should treasure His words in our hearts all the time. The specific word, command or promise, precept or principle, we hold dear in our hearts over a period of time are the living spiritual seed, the key to unlocking His counsel and wisdom, the solution to our problems and challenges. The word being seed, when held in our hearts and minds like the womb nurtures a seed, becomes spiritual pregnancies that result in our hope being fulfilled, our prayers answered.