“Then make its seven lamps and set them up on it so that they light the space in front of it.” (Exodus 25:37 NIV84) “The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him — the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the […]
7/06/2023 Daily Devotion – God’s wisdom is spiritually appraised!
“The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.” (1 Corinthians 2:14 NIV) My stepdaughter (Kati Schmidt Woock) has a master’s degree in American Material Culture. I don’t know a lot about […]
07/02/23 Daily Devotion – The Gospel is true wisdom and power!
“Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.” (1 Corinthians 1:21-24 NIV84) The Jews and the Greeks of Paul’s […]
07/01/2023 Daily Devotion – The wisdom of God!
“It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God — that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.” (1 Corinthians 1:30 NIV84) An important concept must be understood when contemplating the ideas of truth, reality and wisdom. If the ideas do not correlate to reality, then […]
07/09/22 Daily Devotion – Abundant hope can be found in the wisdom of God!
“Know also that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.” — Proverbs 24:14 (NIV84) What a contrast between the psalmist’s use of the word “hope” and Solomon’s use in the book of Proverbs. What I mean is that […]
10/10/2020 Daily Devotion – The world’s wisdom is foolishness!
“Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?” (1 Corinthians 1:20 NIV84) The toughest lesson for people is summed up in this one rhetorical question: “Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?” This has […]
