The Principal Thing

Proverbs 4:7 says, "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding." Proverbs 2:6 says, "For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding."

Wisdom, as taught in the scriptures, maybe the most neglected truth in our churches today. Wisdom may offer more than we realize. Paul the apostle prayed that we would have a spirit of wisdom. Solomon was the wise king of Israel. Look at all the things that are revealed about wisdom in the book of Proverbs. Jesus is wisdom unto us, and Jesus is the power of God and the wisdom of God. Blessed is the man who finds wisdom. There is so much in the Bible about wisdom! But what is wisdom exactly?

What we need is a good working definition. This is what I have come to learn of wisdom in the sense of application. Wisdom is not knowledge! Wisdom employs, or uses knowledge. Knowledge alone is just information we have gained that has not been put to any practical use. The knowledge of the word of God is good, but we can possess the knowledge of what is written in the Bible, while our personal life doesn't really change much because we don't really see how it applies to everyday life.

That was a wise move on your part. Have you ever used, or heard that phrase? That saying reveals wisdom deals with what you do, not just what you know. Wisdom is the ability to apply knowledge effectively to produce good results. As this concerns the knowledge of the things of God, the wisdom of God enables us to apply the knowledge of God effectively to produce good results.

We have a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. This would then mean that we would have not only revelation by the Spirit, but we would also have wisdom by the same Spirit. Through revelation we gain understanding of truth and our knowledge of the things of God increases. Through a spirit of wisdom we are enabled to apply the truths we have learned and as a result we become very fruitful. If I am to know anything about Him, it must be revealed to me. If I am to walk in the light of the knowledge I have, I need His wisdom.

Some of us have been facing situations that need to change. We have prayed, tried to believe, confessed the promises, rebuked the devil, fasted, wept and all but given up. We tried everything we know. We have had revelations from God and we know many things about scripture. Yet for all we know some things just don't change. You see we are not to just have a spirit of revelation, so we can know truth, we are to have a spirit of wisdom so we can apply truth. When we follow the wisdom the Spirit gives for the things we are facing we will see change, that is for sure.

A spirit of wisdom and revelation means I come alive with wisdom, I come alive with revelation, because it is the Spirit of a thing that makes it alive. We hunger for many things, but is wisdom the principal thing?