Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom.
- James 3:13 (NKJV)
I was so excited when I realized that my GPA is 4.0 – that is really something for me, because well, I am old!
I decided I wanted to go back to school to pursue a degree in of some sort of religion, so I have been taking classes for an associate’s degree in Christian leadership.
That doesn’t mean I am smart though.
There is a huge difference between earthly wisdom and heavenly wisdom.
Just like a person can be book smart or street smart, one must possess a good mix of the two to survive in this world.
We can go to every class offered, we can read every book and have an IQ of the highest possible score – that would make us earth smart, but unless we live wisely, we aren’t heaven smart.
Pastor John Miller explained in a 2018 sermon on living wisely:
There is a difference between knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge is the accumulation of facts; it’s having information. We live in an age of knowledge. Everyone has knowledge. You have in your hand a smart phone. We’re dumb people with smart phones. You can ask your phone anything and you can get the information immediately. So we have all this knowledge, but we don’t know how to relate to people. Have you ever met someone who is really smart, has a high IQ, but they make stupid life decisions? They don’t know how to relate to people. They don’t know how to get along with others. Their life is a mess. Knowledge doesn’t necessarily help you live out in your daily life the things that you need in relationships. So knowledge is information. Wisdom is knowing how to apply knowledge. Someone said, “Wisdom is living in a proper sense of values. It is living in light of what is true, what is right and what is lasting.” I believe that true knowledge is living in the light of eternal values.
I believe that true knowledge is living in the light of eternal values.
Let that sink in.
Daily Inspiration from the Bible
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