1 John 5:20-21
"We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true - even in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. Dear children, keep yourselves from idols."
In Jesus Christ we can have true spiritual wisdom. Verse 20 says that God "has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true." Not only do we know God, we also know what is true and what is false. There are lots of false things in the world. Once time Mrs. Liu and I went to a restaurant which was nicely decorated; I told Mrs. Liu that is was impressive for them to keep so many beautiful flowers inside a restaurant, but she told me that they were all plastic flowers! The fake looks like the real, and could be even prettier.
There are a lot of things in the world that looks nice from the outside and they attract us to pursue them, but they bring us nothing but emptiness and disappointment. Some said that what the world can give us is like chewing gum - After first it tastes sweet, but after a while it just tastes like rubber and you only want to spit it out. What is true and what is false? Don't you need the wisdom from God to distinguish? After years of serving God, I often give thanks for the wisdom that God grants me. If it wasn't for God's wisdom, I wouldn't know how to ministers to such a big spiritual family. Very often I was put on the spot and pushed to deal with what I've never dealt with before. I thank the Lord, however, because in Jesus Christ we have spiritual wisdom for us to see through all things and to understand the truth.
Brothers and sisters, the grace that God grants us through Jesus is indeed precious and abundant! The more I preach the good news of the Lord, the more faithful I become, because I can better understand that in Christ we have tremendous assurance, affirmation and authority. In Philippians 1:20-21, Paul said that "I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." Brothers and sisters, do you have such assurance? If you do, you need to live out the form of Christ in your daily life; if not, I hope that you will expect Christ as your personal savior today!
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