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Are you experiencing Envy , Strife, Confusion, Chaos, and Evil …well here is wisdom–the wise thing to do…

Take time to Purify your heart

By all means be Peaceable

Be Gentle

Be Teachable

Be Merciful and show kindness

Be Impartial

Get rid of Hypocrisy

Read (James 3:17-18)

PS . You cannot accomplish any of these without the abiding presence of the Holy spirit. So, as you seek to purify your heart (First things first)–confess your sins and ask God to forgive you, then you can move on to forgiving others.

Only the blood of Jesus Christ can make the vilest sinner clean.

For those who are Christians, but yet struggle with sin, may I remind you, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and Just to forgive us and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).

To be poor in spirit is not an endorsement of poverty. It is the recognition of our emptiness without God.

God resists the proud but gives grace to the Humble. (James 4:6).    

There will be times of mourning in this life: the loss of loved ones, tragedies of all sorts, sickness, and diseases, but there is comfort in knowing that God cares, and he understands. 

There is a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance. (Ecclesiastes 3:4).

“… Weeping may endure for the night (the night can sometimes be for many days), but Joy comes in the morning.” (Psalm 30:5).

  Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles has said: “Meekness is strong—not weak; active—not passive; courageous—not timid; restrained—not excessive; modest—not self-aggrandizing; and gracious—not brash. A meek person—is not easily provoked, pretentious, or overbearing and readily acknowledges the accomplishments of others.”

“The fruit of the spirit is … Meekness (Galatians 5:23). 

The word righteousness means “ right standing .” Both with God and men. Follow peace with all men and holiness without which no man can see the Lord. (Hebrews 12:14).

The hunger motivates us to do what is right at all times and to hate the evil of this world—adultery, fornication, pride, and racial prejudices, envy, murder, etc. 

“His delight is in the law of the Lord; in his law doth he Meditate day and night.” (Psalm 1:2).

Mercy is the unmerited favor of God—not getting what we deserved for our sins. Therefore, if you have received mercy, you ought to readily show mercy. 

Put on, therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of Mercies. (Colossians 3:12).

Only the blood of Jesus can make the vilest sinner clean. When the heart is pure, we’ll see the world differently. We can then enjoy its’ beauty and resources.

We can love others as God loves us.

David’s Prayer: Create in me a clean heart, O’ God, and renew a right spirit within me. (Psalm 51:10).

All Christians are called to be peacemakers. As ambassadors of Christ, we have a responsibility to preach peace wherever we go. Not provoking riots, confusion, or strife.

“Let the Peace of God rule in your hearts…” (Colossians 3:15).

It is an honor to stand up for the cause of Christ in the face of opposition, even when it’s unpopular, as in the workplace or at school.

Some Christians face persecution from family members, especially when their decisions contradict the family’s traditions.

The Bible says– “For it is better if the will of God be so that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil doing. (1 Peter 3:17).

                                                                                                                                 Maurice W. Armstrong (Pastor)

“Wisdom Is The Principal Thing…(Proverbs 4:7).

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Regardless of the purpose /use of the building the principles are the same. Precept must be upon precept; for you cannot add precepts where there are no precepts.

1. Purpose –You’ve got to begin with a purpose in mind. What will the building be used for.? This will determine how the foundation is built, where the windows and doors are located. Do you need a kitchen? bathrooms? bedrooms? steps? etc.

2. Plans: Next, you’ll need a set of approved architectural drawings. (A wise man will follow the instructions as written in the word of God). (Matthew 7:24)

3. A qualified contractor /builder: It takes wisdom and skill to build. Always check the references and qualifications of anyone claiming to be a contractor. (The Holy Spirit Is your most Qualified contractor.)

4. Money and Material resources: Supplies must be readily available.

5. Tools and Equipment: Having the right tools is half the job completed.

6. Time and patience: Set a completion date/timeline. How long will it take to lay the foundation? How long will it take to build the walls? Each segment must have a time schedule for completion. A progress report.

7. Dedication and commitment: It’s one thing to get started, but it’s another to stay focused and finish what you started.

PS. To Destroy–simply do nothing.

God is infinitely, consistently and perfectly wise. The fact that God can never be more-wise means he is always doing the wisest thing in our lives. No plan we could make for ourselves could be better than the plan God has already crafted and is carrying out for us.

We may never understand his ways today, but, because God is infinitely wise, he’s truly working all things out for our good and for His glory.

Romans 11:33 say’s ..”Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out.

Wisdom is more than just head knowledge and Intelligence. A truly wise person understands all the facts and makes the best decision. A wise person uses his heart, soul, and mind together with skill and competence. But even the wisest person on earth could never come close to being as wise as God.

Wisdom is the ability to devise perfect ends and to achieve those ends by the most perfect means. It sees the end from the beginning, so there can be no need to guess or conjecture.

Wisdom sees everything in focus, each in proper relation to all, and is thus able to work towards predestined goals with flawless precision.

In Luke 2:40 the Bible say’s, “The child grew, and waxed strong in Spirit, Filled with Wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.”

In Ephesians 5:17…”Be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.”

In God, boundless wisdom and endless power are united and this makes him utterly worthy of our fullest trust.

The word “fear” in this context is better understood as reverence, meaning… to honor with deep respect. Somewhat like the respect we would give to a parent, grandparent, or someone of esteemed office or stature.

Therefore, having the right perspective of who God is, is essential to a healthy Christian life.

God is not some “higher power” or” the big man upstairs” or myth or religious deity compared to Buddha, or any other god known to mankind.

But, the Eternal God, Creator of heaven and earth and all that is therein… is Sovereign, Immortal, Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Omniscient, Immutable, Infinite, Self-sufficient, Self-existent, He is Loving, Just, Merciful, Good, Gracious, Faithful, Triune, Wise and he is Holy.

These twenty (20) attributes of God give us a glimpse of his character and how he identifies with us. To get to know him is or should be our uttermost desire and Goal. The Apostle Paul wrote, “That I might know Him … ” (Philippians 3:10).

To know Him is to worship Him for “Who He Is” and not for what he has done.

Here is Wisdom… Hear the Word, Understand It, and Do it.  Ephesians 5:17 says, “Be not unwise but understanding what the will of the Lord is.”

Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord. (Colossians 3:16).

“Surely there is a vein for the silver and a place for gold where they find it.

2. Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.

3. He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness and the shadow of death.

4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up; they are gone away from men.

5 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.

6 The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.

7 There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen:

8 The lion’s whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.

9 He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.

10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.

11 He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.

^12. But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.

14 The depth saith, it is not in me: and the sea saith, it is not with me.

15 I t cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.

16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.

18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.

19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

²⁰   Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

21 Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living and kept close from the fowls of the air.

22 Destruction and death say We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.

23 God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.

24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven.

25 To make the weight for the winds, and he weigheth the waters by measure.

26 When he made a decree for the rain and a way for the lightning of the thunder:

27 Then did he see it and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.