August 7
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PAUL’S MESSAGE ON WISDOM
A poem by ILMA
When I came to you, I didn’t use lofty words to tell you God’s secret plan
For I decided that while I was with you, I would only remember God’s Son
I came to you in weakness—timid and trembling and my message were plain
Instead of using clever speeches, I relied only on the power of God.
I did this so you would trust not in human wisdom but in God’s power
Yet when I am among mature believers, I speak with words of wisdom
The wisdom that belongs to this world are soon forgotten
But God’s plan is revealed to us, so we can learn and understand it.
Scriptures says that “No eye has seen, no ear has heard,
No mind has imagined what God has prepared for those whom he loves
His Spirit searches out everything and shows us his deep secrets
No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit.
No one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit
And we have received God’s Spirit and not the world’s system
We can know the wonderful things God has freely given us
We speak words using the Spirit’s words to explain, spiritual truths.
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MEMORY VERSE
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” – 1 Corinthians 2:9
Read: 1 Corinthians 2
The apostle Paul explains the wisdom that God’s Spirit has endowed to all those who love him. He shares his wisdom with those who faithfully obey and seek his truth. What is amazing is that such wisdom is not like the world’s view of knowledge or intelligence. He cautions us not to rely on our human understanding for it is not always truth.
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REFLECTION
• What stops someone from understanding God’s wisdom?
• Why is it important to seek God’s word in our daily lives?