Adding selfish ambition and envy to wisdom is like adding lemon juice to milk – it curdles it and ruins it. Mike Wilkins
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. Thomas Jefferson
SCRIPTURE:
Proverbs 4:8 Esteem her (Wisdom) and she will exalt you, embrace her and she will honor you.
Solomon, known as one of the wisest people ever: his wisdom is corrupted by selfish ambition, as he tries to create a name for himself by collecting wives from all the pagan countries around him.
Hezekiah Served God with a whole heart, he tore down the idols that the people worshiped and had the people only worship God. God gave him great wisdom and military success, along with military miracles and healing. But one day when envoys came from Babylon, he had to show off and show them all of his treasures. Because of his selfish ambition, God removed his favor, and Isaiah prophesies, “"Hear the word of the LORD : 17 The time will surely come when everything in your palace, and all that your fathers have stored up until this day, will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD . 18 And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, that will be born to you, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon." (2 Kings 20)
God may give me the wisdom to reach many people for Christ, but If my motivation behind using that wisdom is to have a bigger and better church than my brother in law – the wisdom becomes twisted. If I use that wisdom to build my own empire rather than God’s kingdom, the wisdom is twisted.
God may give you wisdom to succeed in your job or business, but if you use that wisdom to push your way to the top, stepping on everyone on the way, you have perverted God’s wisdom and it has become earthly, unspiritual, of the devil!
God may give you wisdom to raise wonderful, well behaved successful kids, but if you want your kids to be that good so that they are better than your sister’s kids, or so that you end up looking like the perfect parent, you have taken that gift of wisdom and twisted it into a curse for your children.
Envy and selfish ambition destroys true wisdom.
Often times those people who are motivated to acquire wisdom because of envy and selfish ambition are also people who want to be in control, and have everything ordered to serve them, and everyone behaving to make them look good. James says that in the end, the opposite happens! In 16 he says: “For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.”
Hezekiah Served God with a whole heart, he tore down the idols that the people worshiped and had the people only worship God. God gave him great wisdom and military success, along with military miracles and healing. But one day when envoys came from Babylon, he had to show off and show them all of his treasures. Because of his selfish ambition, God removed his favor, and Isaiah prophesies, “"Hear the word of the LORD : 17 The time will surely come when everything in your palace, and all that your fathers have stored up until this day, will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD . 18 And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, that will be born to you, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon." (2 Kings 20)
God may give me the wisdom to reach many people for Christ, but If my motivation behind using that wisdom is to have a bigger and better church than my brother in law – the wisdom becomes twisted. If I use that wisdom to build my own empire rather than God’s kingdom, the wisdom is twisted.
God may give you wisdom to succeed in your job or business, but if you use that wisdom to push your way to the top, stepping on everyone on the way, you have perverted God’s wisdom and it has become earthly, unspiritual, of the devil!
God may give you wisdom to raise wonderful, well behaved successful kids, but if you want your kids to be that good so that they are better than your sister’s kids, or so that you end up looking like the perfect parent, you have taken that gift of wisdom and twisted it into a curse for your children.
Envy and selfish ambition destroys true wisdom.
Often times those people who are motivated to acquire wisdom because of envy and selfish ambition are also people who want to be in control, and have everything ordered to serve them, and everyone behaving to make them look good. James says that in the end, the opposite happens! In 16 he says: “For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.”
Prayer Points:
1. Father Lord forgive me of envy, selfish ambition and all forms of perversion in my life and family
2. Spirit of Wisdom and Counsel guide me in all my decisions this month in JESUS NAME.
3. all my desire for direction and fulfillment of divine purpose shall find heavenly attention this week in JESUS NAME.
4. I receive fresh wisdom for exploits and a supernatural life in JESUS NAME.
5. I pray for Wisdom for creative solution.
6. I shall manifest divine wisdom in my career and business, Ministry and family for Kingdom advancement in JESUS NAME.
Action Points:
1. Shun Envy and selfish ambition.
2. Do not Pervert your God given wisdom and talents. Always use it to glorify God and benefit humanity.
3. Engage Strategic Thinking. "The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, But the folly of fools is deception" Prov 14:8
4. Be truthful and sincere in all your dealings.
5. Practice One-Hour Meditation on the word of God early in the morning.
6. Walk with wise people. Prov 13:20
7. Spread Knowledge. Prov 15:7
8. Guide you mouth Prov 16:23
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