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\u201c\u2026to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.\u201d<\/em>
\nEphesians 3:19<\/span><\/p>\n

Peaceful Solution<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

The other day when I was driving to an appointment and enjoying the quietness, this song came to my heart\u2014a hymn named \u201cMore About Jesus*\u201d\u2014that I learned a long time ago in church. God reminded me of this song perhaps because of the huge division that our country is displaying at the present time. My heart breaks to see the disunity and unsettledness all over the land. Listed below are just a couple of the verses that I want to share with you today:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMore about Jesus let me learn,<\/span>
\nMore of His holy will discern;<\/span>
\nSpirit of God my teacher be,<\/span>
\nShowing the things of Christ to me.<\/span><\/p>\n

More about Jesus; in His Word,<\/span>
\nHolding communion with my Lord;<\/span>
\nHearing His voice in every line,<\/span>
\nMaking each faithful saying mine\u201d. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To \u201cknow\u201d the love of Jesus Christ goes beyond my learning capabilities, and that is why it is so important that I lean on my Lord every day and allow the Holy Spirit to teach me more and more of Him. He is my teacher of wisdom\u2014He is your teacher of wisdom\u2026 He will teach us to understand the distinct differences between the word knowledge<\/em> and the word wisdom<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Knowledge<\/em> in the dictionary refers to the accumulation of facts, and wisdom<\/em> refers to the proper use of facts. We can have all the knowledge in the world and have a relative high IQ, without applying wisdom to what we know\u2014it can be very dangerous. For example: In the summer time in our area in Northern California, we have many poisonous rattlesnakes that can be deadly if they bite us. Along with that information, we also have another snake in our area that resembles the rattlesnake, which is the gopher snake. They both coil up, but the one making the rattling sound is the poisonous snake; having this information is knowledge, but wisdom tells us to keep clear of it.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Proverbs 9, verse 10 we read, \u201cThe fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.\u201d<\/em> This verse doesn\u2019t mean to be afraid of the Lord; it means to respect the Lord\u2014to be in awe of Him. When we reject the Lord then we reject the idea of God, and we can choose to do the most ridiculous things. If we don\u2019t fear our Lord, it doesn\u2019t matter how smart or how educated we are. This is what I see in the division of our country today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When I\u2019ve made my own decisions in life without trusting God\u2019s wisdom, the outcome was not good. However, God\u2019s grace turned it all around for His glory. God\u2019s way is always the best\u2014He likes to surprise us with a whole different direction that our knowledge can\u2019t even begin to comprehend.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLord, fill us up with Your wisdom. We ask this in Jesus\u2019 Name, Amen.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

CCLI Song # 22719<\/span><\/em>
\n Eliza Edmunds Stites Hewitt | John Robson Sweney<\/span><\/em>
\n \u00a9 Words: Public Domain<\/span><\/em>
\n Music: Public Domain<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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