LESSON 6 : FOUNDATIONAL WISDOM

 FOUNDATIONAL WISDOM🧠✍🏻

Have you read the story about  two builders in the Bible?(Matthew 7:24-27)

The bible gauged their wisdom based on where they built. 

The wise man decided he would build upon a solid foundation. The foolish one did otherwise.

You must know that in the journey to growth, *the first wisdom indicator is your foundation*. The foolish man built his house upon the sand, and this is worth meditating on, for a little while. 🤔

I can boldly assure you that there is nothing done on a faulty foundation that won’t come crumbling down. “Psalms 11:3, *If the foundation be destroyed…*✍🏻”

The bible tells us that Jesus is the wisdom (and power) of God and this is why He is the perfect foundation to build upon.

*1 Corinthians 3:11:* For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.🙏

Have you seen this scripture that says *"through wisdom is a house built”?* 

Connecting the dots, What this means is that, the wisdom behind the building of a good house is the depth and solid  foundation.

Jesus is our solid rock, infinitesimally deeper than the well he was sitting at in John 4 where he told the woman that he would give her water and she would never thirst again. By her interaction with Jesus, She was turned to an evangelist immediately.

 Evangelism📚 will yield better results with the right personal encounter with the right person.

When there's personal encounter, the work of the Holy Spirit is made easy thereby leading to salvation of the soul.💃🏻🫂

Wisdom is the principal thing, in all your getting get wisdom so says the writer of proverbs

If any man lacks wisdom, let him ask from God, who gives in abundance so says Apostle James.

Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and the door will opened.

Isaiah 28:16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: “ Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; Whoever believes will not act hastily.

Meditate on the above scriptures.

The second wisdom indicator is precision.

When there is wisdom there's precision.

Wisdom is profitable to direct. Wisdom tells you what to do at cross roads, Wisdom is a guide. 

I was once on a ride with a friend going to the airport following the directions of the navigation system (Google Map), then we got to a point of little traffic jam, I felt discouraged because of the traffic. 🤦‍♂️Then we contemplated turning somewhere in front, then the voice on the app said “you’re in a 7 minute congestion, you are still on the fastest route, you should reach your destination by 8”. 

We decided to just follow and found it to be true. Thank God we waited.😁

 Just like that Map App, Wisdom also has a voice, telling you not to quit at a tough time, indicating that the challenge is just a congestion, just wait a little more and it won’t be there anymore.  We must avoid giving to the persuasive voice of our thoughts that discourages us and also the voice of the devil. We must yield to the instructive voice of God's Wisdom. 

The third wisdom indicator is Association.👬👭

Proverbs 13:20 says walk with the wise and you will be wise, a companion of fools will only be destroyed. 

There were 10 virgins, an association of 5 took a decision to keep their oil whilst the other 5 didn’t save any, keeping their lamps running when they should have kept it for the coming of the groom. 

The emphasis here is in the grouping/association. Any of the foolish virgins could have become wise by just going to see what the wise were doing and implementing it.

Association is an important wisdom indicator.

When wisdom is involved a good ending is in view. 

Do say a prayer, giving thanks to God for His Wisdom made available to every man, then Render a heartfelt prayer to God, seeking for his wisdom in every ramification of your life’s course as you journey through different phases of destiny. 

Amen