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The Wisdom of God: Part 2
Author
Timothy Laughlin
Published
Dec 18, 2025
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Wisdom calls aloud outside; She raises her voice in the open squares.
She cries out in the chief concourses, at the openings of the gates in the city,
she speaks her words: “How long, you simple (naive) ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge. Proverbs 1:20-22
Wisdom calls aloud outside; She raises her voice in the open squares.
She cries out in the chief concourses, at the openings of the gates in the city,
she speaks her words: “How long, you simple (naive) ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge. Proverbs 1:20-22
The wisdom of God is like the spring air blowing throughout the land, available to those who belong to Him to utilize in their spiritual walk. The word says, 'If anyone lacks wisdom, let them ask.'
Wisdom and knowledge, both recurring themes in the Bible, are related but not synonymous. The dictionary defines wisdom as “the ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting.” Knowledge, on the other hand, is “information gained through experience, reasoning, or acquaintance.” Knowledge can exist without wisdom, but not the other way around. One can be knowledgeable without being wise.
We can be wise by honing our thoughts and using our words to edify and bless those who hear us, but sometimes, we can be counted wise by keeping our mouths shut!
Turn at my rebuke; surely, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make my words known to you. Because I have called and you refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no one regarded, because you disdained all my counsel, and would have none of my rebuke. I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your terror comes, when your terror comes like a storm, and your destruction comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. Proverbs 1:23-27
Your servant in Christ, Timothy Laughlin
Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
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by Timothy Laughlin Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast (firm, immovable and faithful) spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me by Your generous Spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners shall be converted to You. Psalm 51:10-13 Is it really possible to have a pure and clean heart, even when you have committed adultery and murder? The answer is a resounding, yes! Through confession, acknowledgment, and repentance, God will wash your sins away and remove them from as far as the east is from the west! He will renew your relationship with Him and restore your faith and joy in your salvation. Fear, doubt, and unbelief will leave, and peace will cover your spirit, soul, and body. The hole in your heart will be closed and filled with Holy Spirit presence! His powerful anointing will return, and sinners will be saved! David repented of his sins, and God forgave him and set him free from his transgressions and iniquities. Although God forgives us, we must remember that the consequences of our sins continue to follow us even though we repent. David suffered greatly during the rest of his life. Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness. O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall show forth Your praise. For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, you will not despise. Psalm 51:14-17 Your servant in Christ, Timothy Laughlin Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
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