Wise
Someone said: "Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not putting it into a fruit salad!"God is both knowledgeable and wise. We have explored His knowledge when we talked about omniscience and transcendence. God not only knows more than we will ever know, but He is also wise.
Wisdom applies knowledge for the best possible outcome. Wisdom anticipates the future and provides for it. Wisdom sees what others miss and isn't clouded by emotion and circumstances. Wisdom works with the bigger picture and plays a long game. Wisdom understands what is really going on. Wisdom combines science (from chemistry to psychology) with faith and feelings. Wisdom is able to see all the clues and cues and makes the right call. Wisdom spots the liar and detects traps. Wisdom brings out the best and beautiful in each person and circumstance it encounters. Wisdom ultimately results in gooood. (Word stretched out on purpose to accentuate it...)
Paul told the Corinthians that the cross and God's wisdom would be "foolishness" to those who did not believe. For us who have limited perspective, capacity and focus, God's ways are not always understandable and don't always make sense to us, but throughout Scripture we see those who walk with God acknowledging His wisdom.
Ironically, for us to understand God's wisdom doesn't require more IQ (Intelligent Quotient) but more FQ (Faith Quotient) and the more time we spend with Him, the wiser we become.
| By wisdom the LORD laid the earth's foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place; by his knowledge the deeps were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew. (Proverbs3:19-20) |
