Spiritual Wisdom

UV 874/10000 Spiritual Wisdom But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. James 3 v 17 For everything in heaven that is genuine, there is a copy or counterfeit on earth. For the wisdom that is from above or from God in heaven, there is counterfeit wisdom that is earthly or worldly, sensual or fleshy and from the devil. The latter gives people the appearance of being wise and righteous but in truth it makes them impure, insincere, difficult to please or persuade, judgemental, rigid or inflexible, partial and hypocritical. The uni-verse above exhorts us to seek the wisdom that is from the Lord which is pure, peaceful, gentle, not fastidious, full of mercy, love, joy, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility and self control. If we possess such genuine spiritual wisdom, we will not judge people by their external appearance, the colour of their skin, their possessions and money, their social standing. We will not pose to be what we are not but we will always humble ourselves in the presence of God, knowing that we are what we are today not by virtue of our attributes but by virtue of the grace He has attributed to us. We will have a teachable attitude and always willing to learn and improve ourselves. The wisdom from above is the wisdom that fills our hearts and leads our spirits. The wisdom of this world is what fills our minds and puffs up our spirits. We need to be pure in our desires and thoughts, peaceful in our relationships, gentle in our expressions, teachable in our attitudes, merciful in our dealings, fruitful in our lives. Our wisdom is posited in knowing who God really and truly is. We cannot pretend before Him or others to be who we are not. Hence, we will avoid hypocrisy. Since He is not partial to people, we too should be fair and impartial in our ways. Our fear or awe or wonder at His holiness should make us abhor evil and seek to constantly avoid any kind of evil. Where do we obtain such spiritual wisdom and how do we increase in such wisdom? We need to ask the Lord for more and more wisdom in our lives. The Word of God is His wisdom in crystallised form. The more we intake and apply our minds and hearts to understanding the Word and applying it in our lives, the more wise we will become. The Holy Spirit is a custodian of all the qualities mentioned in the uni-verse. He is gentle, peaceful, easy to be entreated or invited, merciful, fruitful in the attributes of God, impartial and sincere. When He dwells in us and fills us and imparts His fruits to us, we will begin to possess and manifest more and more spiritual wisdom. Prateep V Philip