“But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere”
James 3:17 (NIV).
Heavenly wisdom comes from God. The primary attribute of the heavenly wisdom is that it is pure; this is because God Himself is pure. The heavenly wisdom is working in the life of the new creation (believers) who live in this sinful world, but this wisdom is not affected by the sinful world. This wisdom is also peace-loving. In Hebrew, this is “Shalom”, which means peace, harmony, wholeness, completeness, prosperity, welfare, and tranquility. In describing this heavenly wisdom, Proverbs 3:17 says, “Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace”. God’s children who walk in wisdom live peaceably with all men (Romans 12:18). They express the peace loving nature.
Additionally, the heavenly wisdom is gentle; in other words, it is considerate of others, selfless, submissive, humble, and expresses a reverential fear of the Lord in life’s dealings. One attribute of heavenly wisdom is that it can be easily entreated, which shows an act of meekness. This heavenly wisdom is administered in the world through the Spirit of God; it is full of mercy, impartial, and sincere. These are the attributes of heavenly wisdom.
The wisdom of God is full of good fruits: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-24). Glory to God.
PRAYER / CONFESSION
Dear Father, I thank you that I am your workmanship created for good works of righteousness and I walk in them. Christ is my Wisdom and my ways are ways of pleasantness, and my paths are peace in the name of the Lord Jesus.
WISDOM NUGGET
“But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such things, there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 (AMP)