If you ask Bible believing people, what the Bible says about Wisdom, without a doubt the quote about asking God for Wisdom and receiving the Wisdom - will come first. First Chapter in the Book of James.
James 3:13-18
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 15 This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. 18 And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
Which is interesting because these are the some of the characteristics of answered prayer and healing. Healing is rarely part of the Lightning Bolt of God from Declaration used by the Son of God. Not the name it and claim it of decades past. Instead, Pure Love. The empathy of the Father for the Prodigal Son. Believing the Will of God is good for us. Knowing the mystery of faith is the Power of God and His Will.
Where is another crucial passage on wisdom? The First Chapter of Luke's Gospel. A great message of Lent. Preparing for God to be truth and grace upon grace - living with us.
Luke 1 - John the Baptist - The wisdom of the just
For he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. 16 And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, 17 and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.
The ن sounds like the word "noon" and stands for Nazarenes, an Arabic word for Christians.
God would agree; Nazarenes. This is the list of those preparing for Jesus to Live within us. And our response to want to create a soul where the Lord would want to dwell.
~ To be great before the Lord - perhaps someone consistently before Father God in Relationship and Expectation of His Goodness.
~ The disobedient learn the wisdom of the just.
~ Filled with the Holy Spirit.
~ Turning children to the Lord their God.
~ Not drinking wine and strong substance.
~ The Holy Spirit's Power in Elijah -
Elijah defended the worship of Yahweh over the god Baal (killing infants for prosperity - horrible and works based); he raised the dead, brought fire down from the sky, and was taken up by a whirlwind. Elijah's prophesied of the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord. The Works of the Spirit are through faith conquering kingdoms - enforcing justice, obtaining promises, stopping the mouths of lions, quenching the power of fire, escaping the edge of the sword, made strong out of weakness, mighty in war, putting foreign armies to flight.
Luke 12 says don't be anxious. The Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say.
Please Jesus Christ the Lord, we call to You. Amen.
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