In James 3:13-18 James is speaking about wisdom of the earth and man compared to wisdom from above. Sadly I can identify with both. Wisdom is the ability to discern or judge what is true, right, or lasting. Wisdom that is earthly has selfish ambition and jealousy as well, it also creates disorder (I have caused plenty of disorder with my own wisdom in my lifetime). James 3:13 says let him show his works in wisdom, this implying that wisdom isn’t just in our speech but also in our actions. How we live will show our wisdom as much as our speech. “Wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. “ (James 3:17) First its pure, then peaceable – wisdom to be pure and peaceable has to follow the truth. We know that the word of God is truth so it’s got to line up with that. We have a God of peace, so naturally wisdom from above will provide the peace we need in our decisions. When making a decision I want to have peace about it. Nothing more frustrating than deciding something and then feeling no peace about it. Wisdom from above gives us just that, peace.
We can rely on our own strength and it will get us only so far; but when we allow God to have say in our choices and actions they become wise.
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