The Washington times., 1922-10-28
DIR. Il. c. ROBEf .
GIVES TAEK ON
. DIVINE WISDOM
Charleston, W. Va. Clergyman
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Great interest was shown in q
sermon on Divine Wisdom" deliy.
cred by Rev. H|C. Robey Of Charles
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IF any Of you lack wisdom. let
him ask OF God. that giveth TO all
men literally. and upbraideth not;
and II shall be given him" Jas, 1.5.
I'VE are apt to regard wisdom as
synonymous In one sense with
guidance. We need wisdom to
know which way to take and this Is
certainly a fair application Of the
text, because II we need guidance
Il shall be given to u.s., Would to
God that mis- children might learn
TO take such a promise for every
days guidance. Ho wpany wasted
steps are taken. when II You had the
guidance Of God you would walk
In just the right way =
~ am so glad that God says, any
Of you; IL It said only to the wise
He would give wisdom there might
not be much hope for many Of US.
But It says. IL any OF you. and
praise God that includes people Of all
walks OF life, the rich and poor the
learned and illiterate. II any Of
YOU lack wisdom who will you ask,
some of your well educated friends
and get their advice, or will you
go to God who upbraideth not and
get divine wisdom? He will not find
fault with your asking or upbraid
you for your former fooifshness. but
will bestow the wisdom you need
each day IL you will but ask.
wisdom Applied knowledge"
Wisdom also includes the ar.
rangement and administration OF
affairs In our lives. Some one has
said. wisdom Is applied knowledge
In ordinary parlance. wisdom is
the use OF the best means for at.
tanning the best ends. And men
who know a great deal but who do
not know how to use their knowl-
edge are not wise men.
There are some who have
knowledge but do not know how
to apply the knowledge they pos.
sess. So In the ordinary use OF
the word. knowledge is not the
same as wisdom. In arrangement
land administration of every day
affairs we need wisdom-we need
It Tor everyday life 50 that II will
not be said of us--the men OF
this generation are wiser In their
affairs than we In ours. This need
not be said of us II we get divine
wisdom. and IL 1t be said II will
not be true. 1t Y blessed to know
that God has a plan for every day,
which hath before prepared that
we should walk in them.
He will arrange everything that
IN
In the right place and In the right
relation to you IL you get wisdom
You have tried to arrange with
difficult affair. you have spent
hours and nothing seemed to 60
right, when five minutes OF look
ing up to God and asking him for
advice would have Strengthened out
the whole matter. q
Need the Word"
You need the Lord Jesus Christ
manifested in your life. He IL the
wisdom Of God and wisdom we need
because Of shortsightedness. We
can not see the way we should 60,
we can not see the end from the
|,beginning. Human wisdom at Its
best has it's limitations, and is
brought to confusion but Divine
W
sides; II Is never surprised. 1t takes
every exigency into account. II
never wearies at detail, II guides our
very steps. 1t Is never occupied
with the carnal, the sordid. the sen
sual II is born from above. II
enables the soul to endure as seeing
the invisible. 1t never sells its birth
right for a mess Of pottage: II sees
too clearly that pottage is worth.
less; or at It's best only gives a
present carnal satisfaction. 1t is
practical, II let's God think speak,
act through you. How to obtain
Divine wisdom.
MY unsaved friends do you see
how this applies to you? For II
you are a Christian and want the
best that God has. just ask in faith,
and you shall have IT, May God
teach the stumbling Christian that
n hej will only give up self and ask