Devotional for Friday, August 31, 2018
“Wisdom Untainted By Hypocrisy”
by Dona Hake
James 3:17 (The Voice) “Heavenly wisdom centers on purity, peace, gentleness, deference, mercy, and other good fruits untainted by hypocrisy.”
God’ wisdom…this is the wisdom that you can count on that will not be touched by man’s hypocrisy. His wisdom is totally centered on His goodness and all that He is. Wisdom’s fruits are pure, peaceful, and gentle. It will always be respectful and merciful. The reason it will never be touched with hypocrisy is because it is pure, real, and it has been tested. God’s wisdom does not change nor is it affected by how bad your situation is for He always has wisdom that will guide and instruct us in the way to go. James exhorted us that when we do not know what to do, just ask God for the wisdom we need…He will not withhold this good thing from any of us.
When we ask God for His wisdom He desires to bless us with His pure thoughts and how He sees to do something. He desires to bless us with His good judgments. His wisdom will help us to discern the thoughts within our mind that rage battle within us and hinder our peace.
I encourage you today to seek wisdom before every task. Get God’s mind in all you put your hand to. As you ask God for His precious wisdom, believe by faith that it is going to flow into you, and flow forth from you as pure fresh living water. When people ask you for an opinion on something, stop and purpose to seek His wisdom before you speak. This is what people need, and this is what we need in our personal life…not our opinions, not our experiences, but rather the pure wisdom that comes from above.