For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God...

For quite some time now, I have wanted to write about the full or whole armor of God as written about in Ephesians 6:10-18.  As I began to write about it, one thing kept coming back to my memory. 

Before I discuss the one thing that keeps coming back to me, let’s discuss the Bible.  It is God’s Holy Word.  It’s given to us as a guide for our lives and it is totally and completely relevant for now…whether that now is in this moment or 20 years from now.  If we as Christians say that we believe that the Bible is God’s word and true, why then, do so many pick and choose what they believe from it?  I have heard people say that the events in Acts were only for that time.  People have said that the lives recorded in the Old Testament really didn’t live that long…it’s just embellishment for the “story.”  I’ve heard people say that there’s no need to cast out demons…that God doesn’t work that way any longer.  All of these statements are lies of the enemy that folks have chosen to believe.

Now the one thing I mentioned earlier happened a few years ago.  I was volunteering in a ministry and after being involved long enough to see how it operated, I began to have a few questions.  One of which was, “Why aren’t we teaching these kids about the full armor of God?”  We were in a ministry that helped people in the trials of their lives…but we weren’t giving them all of God’s ways to combat these trials of life and/or the enemy.  So, I approached a leader and asked if we could do a skit and explain the full armor of God to these kids.  To my surprise…I was “chuckled” at for whatever reason...I won’t speculate.  Needless to say, nothing was ever done about this…or any other questions that I had either.    

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God…  1 Corinthians 3:19 

When we take things into our own hands and “think” that we have the wisdom to figure out what God is doing and how he’s going to do it….oh what dangerous ground we have stepped onto.

Believe what the Bible says, trust God to show you how to live your life.  The Bible is our manual to living life…period!

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own* understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.  Proverbs 3:5-6   

*emphasis mine  

When We Put Our Trust In...

Jesus is the One (thing) we can ask for more and more of without being considered greedy…and receive to overflowing.

In our society, we don’t have to look very far to be enticed into thinking that we need more of whatever it is that we see at that very moment.  TV commercials, billboards, internet, radio…we’re surrounded by the idea that we’re not complete or fulfilled unless we have what’s being pushed at that moment. 

Now, don’t get me wrong…although I’m not much of a shopper, I’m not saying that those things aren’t helpful or things that aren’t needed.  It’s when our lives are out of balance and the need for material things around us is the goal in life.  A healthy balance or happy medium is what is needed.  I’ll say it again…Jesus is the One (thing) we can ask for more and more of without being considered greedy…and receive to overflowing.

When we put our trust in money, material things or situations, we may find that our world is whirling out of control.  We need a Center…something…or rather some One to keep us centered and balanced.  That One is Jesus…the Center of all things.  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ² He was in the beginning with God. ³ All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. ⁴ In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. ⁵ And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.  John 1:1-5

We were created for God. We were created to need Him.  For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Ephesians 2:10   If we don’t put the Savior of all mankind as our center, our lives will not be on the course that we were created to be on.  I find it necessary to continually ask God to take things out of me that are not needed and to fill me with Himself.  This brings me peace…true peace…no matter what my circumstances are.  My personal prayer is; I want more of you Jesus…more of You and less of me.  Fill me with Yourself that I might have rivers of living water flowing out of me to all I see and come in contact with.  I pray Your light will shine through me like a beacon of Light to a world of darkness and when anyone else sees Your Light, let them know that it’s You in me and not anything of myself.

Remember to always look to Jesus, not just in the moments when we feel lacking or insecure…look to the One who is and always was intended to be our Center.  He knows everything that we will ever need.  He is always there for us.  He will never fail us.