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Emmanuel Makandiwa UFIC

Solomon never asked for wisdom, but it was wisdom that he was asking for but he never mentioned the word wisdom, but he defined it, he explained the function of wisdom.

I believe many of you realise that you cannot do without wisdom, and that without wisdom you can’t do anything? You see when we talk of wisdom we have to understand what it is and also we have to understand what it is not. Wisdom is not thinking. It is different from thinking. I would rather call it divine reasoning. Reasoning which is beyond just thinking, reasoning that is divine.

Wisdom is a heavenly commodity. There are three types of wisdom – the first wisdom which is the most important is the Godly wisdom then Earthly wisdom and Satanic wisdom. There is a need for you to know the difference in these three kinds of wisdom, so you know exactly which one to choose.

So when you pray and you are asking God for wisdom, you have to be specific, you have to really point out which one exactly are you asking God for because the other one is satanic, only the devil can give that one to you.

It’s important for you to know what it is you believe in. From 1 Kings 3, we can derive a meaning or a definition of wisdom, which is the ability to know the meaning and the difference.

If you want to know what wisdom is, it is an ability to discern the difference, knowing the difference that’s wisdom. I will just give you three definitions. The simplest that you can never forget is found in the book of Job Chapter 28 verse 28: “And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. You can’t forget that one. The fear of the LORD that is wisdom. The fear of the Lord is wisdom.”

When a person fears God, it’s a sign that he has wisdom. And the fear there, it’s a fear, the word there is the same word as reverence. When you revere God, when you respect God, when you honour God, that fear is as a result of wisdom. So any person no matter how influential he is, as long as he doesn’t fear God, it’s a clear sign that he doesn’t have wisdom. He might have another type of wisdom which is not Godly. For you to know that you have Godly wisdom, you see it by the way you respect God. Another definition is the ability to make the right judgment. Wisdom also is an ability to know the difference. It’s an ability to know the difference in people, the difference in places, the difference in situations, the difference in anything that you look at.

That ability to know the difference, if you have two friends, if I give you a chance right now to explain their difference, can you explain it? That ability is wisdom, between two opinions, between two choices, that ability to know the difference is wisdom. And also to make the right judgment Ecclesiastes 8:1, which is to know the interpretation of a thing, that is wisdom again. That’s judgment.

So you look at something and you can discern the difference, you have two options, you have applied for two jobs and both of them are available for you. Which one should I go for? Do you just look at the salary? Do you just focus on the benefits? That calls for wisdom now to know the difference between anything that you look at.

There are certain jobs that give you money today but they will not give you anything more than money. You are there just for a few months then you begin to realise I should have gone for that other job, but during the moment of decision wisdom was not available, it wasn’t present to assist you and to help you make the right decision, so knowing the difference is wisdom.

Look at anything, no matter the two things look alike, but through that discerning ability you can look at two things and you can tell that there is a difference and yet most of the people can’t see any difference, but you can tell there is a difference. What is the difference? And wisdom will then help you to describe it and explain the difference that you are seeing.

So you can see right from that point that it is important even before you make a decision to have that discerning spirit to know exactly what it is that you are choosing before you start regretting, so wisdom is needed when you are making decisions and when you are making choices.

Solomon never asked for wisdom, but it was wisdom that he was asking for but he never mentioned the word wisdom, but he defined it, he explained the function of wisdom. Give me an understanding heart to discern between bad and good. And to make the right decisions, the right judgments.

Do you know there are so many judgments that we do on a daily basis? You can agree with me that even before you bought that shirt that you are wearing it was after some form of judgment, right? If you bought it from a shop, there were several other shirts that were there, then that one was different from another one and then you judged, and based on the judgment you bought that one that you have.

So we are making judgments on a daily basis on matters that are coming to us that are brought to our attention. We are making judgments even when you hear of something about someone, before you can believe it you have to first and foremost make a judgment.

But this is what I want you to look at now which is very important, there is a part that is very important, a scripture in the book of Ecclesiastes again, I want you to see something there Chapter 7 verse 10: “Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? For thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this. “

These words are coming from a wise man. He is advising you never to say. Say not thou, so this is something you should never say. No matter what happens you should never say, say what? What is the cause that the former days were better than these? This is something that you have already said, am I right on that one?