Adeolu Oluade

Lost and found

Proverbs 24(KJV)
verse 6 "For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety"’

In every generation of mankind, there are ‘fighters’ and ‘non-fighters’. All fighters claim to make war with wise counsel which is an essential commodity ‘lost’ to the human race! ‘Wise counsel’ is simply counsel based on wisdom. However there are two kinds of wisdom that is employed in any warfare and each differs in its source, nature, and effects:-

James 3(KJV)
verse 13 "Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom."
verse 14 "But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth."
verse 15 "This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish."
verse 16 "For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work".
verse 17 "But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy."
verse 18 "And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace"’

The first kind of wisdom is adequately described in verses 14-16 of the above scriptures. This is the type of wisdom that makes fighters do one or more of the following foolish actions:-

1. Facing the wrong enemy.
2. Fighting the right enemy with the wrong kind of weaponry.
3. Fighting the right enemy with the right kind of weaponry using the wrong strategy at the wrong time and place.

The second kind of wisdom is found in verses 17-18 of the above scriptures-this is true wisdom and it is by this that any fighter can face, fight, and win in any battle of life. Therefore ‘wise counsel’ is actually counsel based on true wisdom.
And it is this brand of wisdom that is ‘lost’ to the hearts of human beings.

Job 28(KJV)
verse 12 "But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?"

This all-important question has to be corrected answered for anyone to truly experience real victory in this world!

Job 28(KJV)
verse 23 "God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof."

This statement of truth is what brings the turning point in the making of true champions! But how can this be relevant to us today?!

Job 28(KJV)
verse 28 "And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding."

From the above scripture, we learn from God Himself the fear of the LORD is wisdom!

This reverential fear is possessed only by those who have a personal covenant relationship with God. Anyone can enter into this relationship by humbly coming to Jesus Christ (Matt 11:28); repenting from one’s sins (Acts 2:38); and receiving Him (John 1: 12-13) as personal Lord and Saviour. It is only in Christ that this brand of wisdom is ‘found’!

How does any covenant child of God access wise counsel?

This is done regularly by the indwelling Spirit of God who teaches God’s people from the scriptures directly or indirectly through lives and words of others (written or spoken).

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