And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’ (Job 28:28 ESV)
We’s-dumb
Another word Christians should re-claim from the world is ‘wisdom.’ Today wisdom is taught to be ‘applied knowledge,’ or the result of experience, or being clever politically, economically, or relationally.
But that is not wisdom. Wisdom, in fact, is nearly the opposite of those things. We find wisdom only in acknowledging how much more God is than us. He knows all, understands all, and declares what all truth is.
Wisdom is found in humbly clinging to Him for knowledge, Him for understanding, and Him for truth.
The world calls this naïve.
But we know it is dumb to do anything else.
Wisdom says cling to the cross, not your win-loss record for salvation. Wisdom says love like Jesus loves us, not only when it benefits us. Wisdom says be amazed at God’s power, glory, and goodness, instead of being impressed with our attempts to be like Him.
We are peculiar, we know wisdom.