Scripture: Proverbs 1 v 7: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction."
Proverbs 4 v 7 - 9: "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee."
Godly wisdom far outshines the wisdom of the world. All the best minds in the world, past and present, collected together would not be able to fathom the depths of God's wisdom. He created this universe and this planet and everything on it. He made us in His likeness and gave us life.
Worldly wisdom would have us believe that evolution is our origin. That means from one cell swirled into a random mix of chemicals, minerals and debris we have grown into humans capable of technological feats like space travel and Halidon colliders.
The theory of evolution remains unproven because if it were true, Jesus Christ could not be the Son of God who rose from the dead and ascended to Heaven. We could not know Him in our hearts today, hear His voice, nor have the gifts of the Holy Spirit working within us. If evolution is true there is no God, no Creator, no sin nor salvation. There is no Heaven or Hell, nor eternal life. Then the Bible is a fallacy and we all may as well let Putin and Dear Leader in North Korea go nuclear and blow up the planet.
More than 80 percent of the Muslims who have converted to Christianity, saw Jesus in a dream and heard His voice. There is nothing random or disconnected about these events. His wisdom is an ornament of grace to us all. Some even testify of seeing Jesus in visions while they were in the mosque to worship Allah. They were drawn to immediately leave that place to follow Him. Evolution has no answer nor rebuttal for such testimonies.
The testimony of Esther Gulshan is amazing. She was born with cerebral palsy that affected her arms and legs with paralysis. Her father was a devout Muslim and took her on a Haj to be healed. They left Mecca disappointed, and Esther was confined in an isolated wing of their home with only a Koran to read.
She found a saying in the Koran, "Jesus son of Mary heals people." Every day for a year she prayed and asked Jesus to heal her. Nothing happened. She threw the Koran across the room. Suddenly Jesus appeared in her room and healed her completely. It was 1.00 am but she went running through the house shouting Jesus has healed me. It was not well received and she left home to live with Christian missionaries.
Every Buddhist in a monastery in the Himalayas had the same dream one night a few years ago. They dreamed about Jesus, and how He died to save sinners. Every one of them converted to Christianity that very day. No matter how isolated people are, or how far from the truth they may be, Jesus is able to reach them.
Satan does not want anyone to know anything about Jesus. The Illuminati, Satan's followers, pledged that given great financial rewards they would wipe out His name and memory by the year 2000! This vow took place in the home of Voltaire, the French writer and historian. They had 300 years to get this right. Not all their money nor worldly wisdom has achieved it.
They try though. There was an interfaith meeting a few years ago held in a Methodist Church in South Africa. The congregation which hosted it were asked not to mention the name of Jesus Christ as this would offend the other participants! I saw the pamphlet it was written on and I was truly shocked.
Philippians 2 v 5 - 9: "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:"
Satan hates that name! Interfaith hates that name!Because in that name we can pray and receive answers from Heaven. In THAT name we have authority over Satan and his demons, which control ALL those who are not born again followers of Jesus. It is the only name by which we can be saved from eternity in Hell.
After the Ascension of Jesus the apostles Peter and John went to the Beautiful Temple. Outside a beggar cried for alms. Peter said to him, we have no money but in the name of Jesus Christ rise up and walk. He did. He went walking and leaping and praising God! The Pharisees heard all about it, especially the crowds hearing of this miracle. They arrested Peter and John who had to testify in court about the mighty works of Jesus whom they crucified. In Acts 4 v 18 they commanded them not to preach or teach in the name of Jesus. They completely ignored that command.
Faith in His name is an ornament of grace that gives us wisdom to outwit our common enemy and expose his evil ways. This leads to Christians being persecuted as we are the Devil's only threat. The apostles of old were beaten, tortured, imprisoned before being released with the warning not to teach or preach in the name of Jesus. Satan fears the name of Jesus. There is power in this name above all names!
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge and wisdom. We should respect His instructions and comply with them, for those who shun them are called fools. If sinners entice you do not agree with them. If they put you under peer pressure to do evil stay away from them. It is more beneficial to please Jesus than to fall into trouble pleasing people.
The apostles did not heed the warnings but continued with great boldness to proclaim the salvation of God through Jesus. Nor can we deny His great name, nor the grace, mercy, love, joy and peace that are the ornaments we wear in our hearts. Let demons tremble and fear the sound of that name. Let them flee before the power to send them back to Hell when they hear that mighty name. Where does evolution fit into this scenario?
If you know that what you are doing is hurting those who love and pray for you, seek help. Ask Jesus to show you how to resist these temptations. Separate yourself from those who call themselves friends but who oppose the righteous ways of Jesus. They mock our gracious Lord and use His mighty name as a curse word. They reject His salvation and want to impose their loose living upon you.
The Lord is not mocked. He knows who are His. If you are born again and still running with the crowd of sinners beware lest they drag you back into the world and you lose the blessings you have gained. It happens so subtly that you don't notice the effect of ungodly people on the way you think and behave.
It is a privilege and honour to be part of the Lord's family. Don't be like Esau who threw away his birthright for a plate of stew. Rather let the obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ be an ornament of grace upon your head.
Psalm 1 v 1 - 2: "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night."
If we want the blessings of God do not walk in the counsel of the ungodly. Their wisdom, philosophies, theories, teachings are designed to minimise our faith and cause us to compromise our beliefs. We need the true wisdom to adorn us to navigate through the minefield of troubles on this Earth, engineered by ungodly unbelievers who want to destroy Christianity.
Prayer: Heavenly Father we have to learn obedience as it does not come naturally to us. Please help us to be willing to learn so that You will be pleased with us. We need the wisdom of God to be an ornament of grace upon us so we may impart it to those who are crying out for salvation. In Jesus' name. Amen.