The Rare Beauty of Wisdom is Amplified by the Darkness of These Days!

By Tim Taylor January 18, 2023 - I saw a post by PragerU with a quote from Thomas Sowell. To me, it was just common sense.  However, with the growing waste and foolishness overseen and implemented by civil government who has been blinded by the gross darkness covering this earth, it was made beautiful.  Even magnificent. 

This reminded me of the following scriptures.  

• Proverbs 25:11 -  A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold In settings of silver.
• Proverbs 3:13 - Happy is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding; For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver, And her gain than fine gold.

Without accountability there is little if any concern about the consequences of poor stewardship.  Unfortunately our civil government has operated with principles like this for years.  This is why there is so much fraud, waste and abuse. It is a major contributor to our national debt as politicians on both sides of the aisle have spent money that was not theirs to spend.   This was applied on the world stage with COVID-19 as liability was removed from the pharmaceutical companies.  

Demonic Wisdom Made Manifest

Consider the fruit or the results we see in the world today then look at James 3:13-18.  I will underline parts of the scripture that are being manifested on the world stage today.  It says, 

"​Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace."

Let us pray:

• For an awakening that leads to real repentance.
• For men and women to respond to the call to engage all 7 spheres of culture with the power, character and nature of Christ.
• A hunger for God's word, His presence, a relationship with Him and a people who would be like Jesus.  

Isaiah prophetically speaks of Jesus.  Here's the context.

Sound familiar?
Isaiah 59:9
Therefore justice is far from us,
Nor does righteousness overtake us;
We look for light, but there is darkness!
For brightness, but we walk in blackness!

Isaiah 59:14
Justice is turned back,
And righteousness stands afar off;
For truth is fallen in the street,
And equity cannot enter.

Isaiah 59:15-21
Then the LORD saw it, and it displeased Him
That there was no justice.
He saw that there was no man,
And wondered that there was no intercessor;
Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him;
And His own righteousness, it sustained Him.
For He put on righteousness as a breastplate,
And a helmet of salvation on His head;
He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing,
And was clad with zeal as a cloak.
According to their deeds, accordingly He will repay,
Fury to His adversaries,
Recompense to His enemies;
The coastlands He will fully repay.
So shall they fear
The name of the LORD from the west,
And His glory from the rising of the sun;
When the enemy comes in like a flood,
The Spirit of the LORD will lift up a standard against him.
"The Redeemer will come to Zion,
And to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,"
Says the LORD.
"As for Me," says the LORD, "this is My covenant with them: My Spirit who is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your descendants, nor from the mouth of your descendants' descendants," says the LORD, "from this time and forevermore."