GOSPEL CORNER
04/08/24
*** There is a difference between wisdom and knowledge. Knowledge puffs up (1 Cor. 8:1). It can make one proud and arrogant. But wisdom will make you humble and teachable.
You can read extensively and accumulate a lot of knowledge, but still lack wisdom. You also don’t become wise just by growing older and having more experience in life. Wisdom is not natural. It does not matter if you are young or old, experienced or inexperienced, highly educated or not. Wisdom comes by God’s unmerited favor.
Listen to what God’s Word says about the importance of wisdom: “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. Exalt her, and she will promote you; she will bring you honor, when you embrace her. She will place on your head an ornament of grace [unmerited favor]; a crown of glory she will deliver to you” (Prov. 4:7–9).
You see, promotion and honor all come as a result of receiving wisdom. First Corinthians 1:30 says that Christ is made unto us wisdom first, then righteousness, holiness, and redemption. Wisdom comes first!
I remember how the key thing that I would pray for every day in the early days of our church was for the wisdom of God to guide us in everything that we did. That was my focus. I did not want to manage the church with my own knowledge. I wanted to depend on Jesus’ wisdom.
In fact, it was during this time of believing for God’s wisdom that the Lord opened my eyes to the gospel of grace—the gospel of grace that is unadulterated by the law and man’s works, and based entirely on the finished work of Jesus!
When my eyes were opened to the gospel of Jesus’ unmerited favor, lives began to be wonderfully changed and transformed, and from just a few hundred people in the mid-nineties, regular attendance at our Sunday services has grown to more than 33,000 precious people.
Whenever I am asked to explain how we grew the church, my answer is plain and simple—it was and is entirely by the unmerited favor of Jesus. I know that it is grace and grace alone that caused our church to experience such explosive growth.
Today, the same gospel of grace that we preach every Sunday in our church is being broadcast into millions of homes across America, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific region. We started as a little church in Singapore that nobody had heard of, but God’s unmerited favor has blessed us to become an international ministry that is impacting the world with the good news of His unmerited favor.
We take no credit for it because this wisdom is from Jesus, and our boast is in Him and Him alone. Beloved, let His wisdom lead you to supernatural success!
SECTION TWO
Today’s Scripture
Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life.
Psalm 23:6, NLT
Today’s Word What Is Pursuing You?
Until the moment when the prophet Samuel suddenly showed up at David’s house and anointed him to be the next king of Israel, all the circumstances in David’s life said he’d never see his dreams fulfilled. It’s significant that Samuel came to him. David didn’t have to try to convince Samuel to be for him or pursue him. Samuel came knocking on his door. There are blessings, good breaks, and the right people in your future that are going to come looking for you. You don’t have to go after them; God is going to cause them to pursue and find you. There are Samuels, promotions, healings, turnarounds, and moments of favor that God has already lined up to thrust you into your destiny. People can’t stop, betrayals can’t stop, and rejection can’t stop what God has planned for you. His plan supersedes those who try to push you down, leave you out, and tell you you’re not qualified. Now do your part and live with expectancy, excited about your future, thanking God for the favor in store.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
“Father, thank You that Your goodness and unfailing love are following me all the days of my life. Thank You for all the moments of favor that You’ve lined up to pursue and find me. I declare that Your plan for my life will supersede everything that comes against me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen
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