Spiritual Wisdom and Understanding (A)

Read: Colossians 1: 9-14; Proverbs 8: 11-12, 9: 10

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Proverbs 9: 10

.... we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.

Colossians 1: 9

         When I graduated from my college, I got the best honor. I wrote down "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" in the College book.  And I knew that God had given me wisdom and understanding. Because I wanted to get up one hour early to the other students, then I did my devotion - read Bible and pray every morning at 6am, and God really honored me later. I would sit outside with a lot of mosquitoes, but I prayed that no mosquitoes could bite me during one hour. God listened to my prayer, no mosquitoes bit me. I memorized many Scripture Verses in my Chinese Bible, because I gave myself task to memorize one verse per a day. Then I would record during the day and night until I remembered it. God have been faithful to me until today. I thank Jesus who has given me Spiritual wisdom and understanding the words, spiritual dreams and vision when I was young until I am 49 years old.

        Please you continue to pray for my car, and I bought the engine which will work in my car. Today is Sunday. I will lead the Forest Hill children service at my home where is named Disciple Gospel Center. May God bless my work in his hands!

        King Solomon asked for Wisdom in 1 Kings 3: 9 said, "So give your servant (Solomon) a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?" Then God answered him and he said in verses 10-13 said, "The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. So God said to him, "Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth  for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that here will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for both riches and honor - so that in your life time you will have no equal among kings."

        Then Solomon wrote Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. In Proverbs 8: 11-12 said, "For wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her. I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion." So wisdom is more than all treasures in this world. Wisdom and prudence dwell together, it process knowledge and discretion.

        Paul and Timothy heard Colossians and they asked God to fill then with knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. (Colossians 1: 9) Then they prayed this in order that Colossians may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him (G0d) in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God. (V 10-11). All spiritual wisdom and understanding, there may please God in every way and reason is for bearing fruit in every good work, bearing fruit is our attitude, characters (fruit of Spirit in Galatians 5: 22-23) and deed. Then we are growing to know God well. Knowing God is hard, but we need to have a intimate relationship with God.

        Tomorrow we continue to study Colossians 1: 9-13 for Spiritual Wisdom and Understand. See you and welcome again!

Ask God to give you spiritual eyes to get spiritual insight, spiritual wisdom and understanding.



Author: Rev. Rebecca Sun