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True Wisdom
| Bro Moses Komanya (Mwanza, Tanzania)
“T
he wisdom of this world is foolishness
with God,” said Paul hundreds of years
ago and the world’s wisdom today is just as
foolish in God’s eyes as it was then (1 Cor.1:18-
27 and 2:6-10). Since Paul penned these words
man’s wisdom has increased manifold in
almost every area except in the things
concerning God. Knowledge has been
increased as Daniel predicted, in Daniel 12.
Men can now fly at the
speed of sound and split the
atom, but still the Lord
knows the thoughts of the
wise, that they are vain.
Daniel wrote this many
hundreds of years ago. We
see today that Daniel and
Paul correctly assessed the
present-day situation.
What are the wise of the
world thinking about today?
It certainly is not about God!
Their lives and minds are
filled to the brim. Some
work all day and spend their
evenings in night schools
and self-improvement cour-
ses; others are engaged full-
time in the Colleges and Universities, while
every industry runs courses, seminars and
conventions where personnel are taught the
latest methods, procedures and systems to
increase sales, production, etc.
There is so much to know about any subject.
All of this worldly wisdom has created great
prosperity, advances in science, more free
time for sports and recreation, but no time for
God. Boating, bowling and football are all on
the increase. Here again there is much to
learn and hours of practice to become profi-
cient. One does not take an expensive yacht
out into the open sea without hours of study
in navigation. All of these things are part of
the wisdom of this world, which is so foolish
to God. When we have done it all, what have
we really got? So we have become an expert
in electronics, an authority in accounting, a
specialist in medicine, a crack golfer or cham-
pion bowler – so what? Life surely is more than
this. All of these wise, worldly leaders take
time to lie down and die, and then what
becomes of their accomplishments?
It’s easy to see the folly of the fool Jesus
described in His parable, who pulled down his
barns and built greater ones, only to die and
leave it all to others. But
what about that person who
lives in our shoes, who
perhaps hasn’t been quite
so successful and who hasn’t
yet died? Have we learned
from the mistakes of others
to “lay up our treasure
where moths and rust can’t
get at it and where no
thieves can break through
and steal?” (Matt. 6:19-21).
Where is our treasure? Our
hearts and minds are where
that is. This is why the
wisdom of this world is so
foolish with God. Their
treasure is here, and all
their wisdom, which is
considerable, goes no higher
than their heads and lasts no longer than their
life. This is not the case with those who have
set their affection upon things above. Their
thoughts are constantly upon the things of
God. We don’t find them in business, industry,
sports or the Universities. God’s name is rarely
mentioned except in a profane way. It is the
duty of man to glorify God’s Holy Name and it
isn’t being done. Man is using his time, talents
and wisdom for worldly things.
No wonder all this is foolishness with God and
will soon be destroyed when God sends his Son
to fill the whole earth with His Glory. In the
meantime, are we being wise? What are we
thinking about all day long? It had better be
different from those around us. Those that
“Think upon His Name shall be mine, says the
Lord of Hosts, in that day when I make up my
jewels.”