Increase in wisdom

"And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him."

Luke 2:40

I will like you to notice from our opening scripture that wisdom brought grace on Jesus. Therefore, if Jesus needed to be filled with wisdom to encounter grace, how much more you. This is why you have to pray consistently that the Father should give unto you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. This is because the more you know God, the more grace you will experience.

Luke 2:52 says, "And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man." The Bible shows us here that Jesus still had to increase in wisdom, and as He did, He increased as well in favour with God and men. This means that your level of wisdom is what determines your level of favour. Increase in wisdom will automatically lead you into an increase in grace or favour with God and man.

I am teaching you these things so that you can have the knowledge of how the grace of God operates, to help you align yourself with God's rhema for the year. For instance, you will not be able to judge correctly if you are increasing in wisdom unless you know what wisdom is. In Job 28:28(AMP) the Bible says, "But to man He said, Behold, the reverential and worshipful fear of the Lord--that is Wisdom …" This means that an increase in wisdom will cause you to honour God more in your thoughts, your words, and in your actions. Secondly, according to Deuteronomy 4:6, wisdom is practising the Word of God in your life. So, an increase in wisdom will make you quick to do the Word of God without doubting. Thirdly, James 3:13 in the Amplified version lets us know that one of the attributes of true wisdom is humility. Therefore, an increase in wisdom will produce humility. Remember that the Bible tells us in 1 Peter 5:5 that God resists the proud but He gives grace (favour, blessing) to the humble.

Prayer.

Dear Father, I ask that you fill me with the knowledge of your will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding in Jesus Name. Amen

For further study read:

Colossians 2:2-3, Colossians 3:16, James 1:5.

Doing the Word.

Judge your increase in wisdom by your honour for God, your practice of the Word of God and your humility.