The book of James, written by the brother of Jesus, is rich with practical advice for living a life of love. He speaks of the importance of works, but not in a vacuum absent of grace. James speaks of works that align us with grace. He also talks of wisdom which is touted so highly in the Bible that it is personified in Proverbs. I find it intriguing that wisdom is a "she." It reminds me of a story of a Greek goddess. I'm not a Bible scholar, so I don't know exactly what it all means, but I like the way it sounds; in case I lost you, I'm talking about the whole wisdom as a female "thing." I like that. I think it makes sense. We just use more of our brains than males. I'm sure I just digressed.
James divides wisdom into earthly wisdom and godly wisdom. Earthly wisdom is characterized as unspiritual, devilish, envious, and selfish. Godly wisdom is defined like this in James 3:17: "But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy." That's the kind of wisdom I desire, and I'm so glad that we can ask anything in Jesus's name, when we are aligned with him, and receive it. So you better look out because I'm gettin' some wisdom!
Find joy in this fireside day.
Peace.
Love, Linda
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