“But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption.”
King Solomon was known for his wisdom, wealth and literary skills. In his book of Ecclesiastes, he talks about the wisdom of the world (Ecclesiastes 1:13) that causes grief and sorrow (Ecclesiastes 1:18). There is no doubt that this world has wisdom, but the results of this wisdom is not glamorous.
I am often reminded of Psalms 73 which was written by Asaph who was the worship leader at the courts of King David. From verses 1-16 in Psalms 73, I find him whining and complaining about his circumstances. But from verse 17 there is a change in the tone of how he sees things. Verse 17 goes like this, “till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny”. Asaph finally was at peace about his circumstances because in the presence of God he got a glimpse of God’s wisdom and saw the bigger picture.
The wisdom of God does not bring sorrow and grief, but like Asaph the wisdom of God enables us to approve God’s will which is always good, pleasing and perfect (Romans 12:2). Jesus the wisdom of God (1 Corinthians 1:24) has become for us the wisdom from God (1 Corinthians 1:30). We have complete access to this wisdom of God in Christ Jesus who is greater than King Solomon (Matthew 12:42). The wisdom of God has been lavished on us in Jesus (Ephesians 1:7,8) so that through us the eternal purpose of God may be made known to others (Ephesians 3:10). Only through Christ can we see the bigger picture. The choice is really ours to be either shortsighted under the influence of this world or to see God’s eternal purpose through His wisdom.
Samuel Thomas (Sam)
Sam is a Christian minister who is serving the Lord in various capacities. He is working through Cross Impact and also involved with Crossway Church. He can be reached on samvthom16@gmail.com
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