FAITH IS WISDOM

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  For sometime now we have been looking at the Principles of faith. Today, we shall consider two more important Principles of faith. Happy reading!

                                                                            FAITH IS WISDOM

       Faith is not confrontational; faith does not tempt God. In fact faith runs away from danger. A man of faith is a man full of wisdom. Solomon is one of the most wise man that ever lived. He was a man of faith. Do you know that it was through dream God spoke to Solomon and granted him wisdom? It was not a physical encounter yet, yet Solomon called his friends for celebration (1 king 3:1-14). Can you beat that? He believed even though it was just a dream.

  Some Christians claim they could confront armed robbers bare-handed because they have ‘faith’. Others don’t mind what they drink and eat because ‘they can never be sick’. Foolish! Several accounts abound of Jesus running away from danger. In MATTHEW 4:7 when the devil required Him to jump from the pinnacle of the temple because God promised to give His angels charge over Him, Jesus reply was ‘’it is written again, you shall not tempt the Lord your God.’’

Faith does not expose us to danger; it keeps us from danger. Faith is wisdom.

    Wisdom for a child of God entails the following

i)                  Avoiding dangerous situations and places (Mark 3:6,7; Prov. 17:12).

ii)               Undertaking regular exercise for well-being of the body ( 1Tim. 4:8)

iii)            Eating adequate/ balanced diet (Ecc. 10:16-17; 1 Cor. 6:13).

iv)            Regular medical checkup.

v)               Taking adequate rest (Mark 6:31).

Any Christian who does not regularly involve in these acts of wisdom would surely be sickly, less productive, and eventually dies. Such a child of God is unwise.

                            FAITH IS DILIGENCE

      Lazy people have no place in the school of faith. Faith makes a complete man. One important feature of faith that we must not fail to consider is HARD WORK. Every faithful disciple must, as a matter of duty, be hardworking. In fact the book of 1 TIMOTHY 5:8 says when you lack the capacity to cater for your family, you have rejected the faith. Faith is never weak -handed, rather it provides its food in season. Be it in school, in business and in ministry; men of faith are distinguished by uncommon results.

  Faith can never be idle; it does not return from work until in the evening. A man of faith does not select what to do. He can do anything, no matter how meager, and yet produce unbeatable result. Joseph’s life exemplifies faith portrayed through hard-work. How would a young man refuse to compromise his integrity in a foreign land even when it seemed God had forsaking him if not that he was a man of faith. Even amidst such pitiable condition, his employers could not ignore his superb contributions at work (GENESIS 39:1-4).

     ‘’seeth thou a man diligent in his business? He will seat with kings and not with mean men’’ (Prov. 22:29). Diligence delivers to God’s children undeniable and unbeating result. There is no alternative to diligence in the school of success. Diligence gives us access to the hidden treasure of heaven. The treasures of life can only be accessed through diligence. 

   can you think of another Principle of faith? Please share in the comment box. Remain saved! Jesus is Lord!