Sit, Walk and Stand Based on Grace and His Finished Work (7)

The last exhortation by Paul on how we should walk as children of God in Ephesians is “Look carefully then how you walk! Live purposefully and worthily and accurately, not as the unwise and witless, but as wise (sensible, intelligent people),” Ephesians 5:15 (Amplified Bible). Paul goes on to say : “Making the very most of the time [buying up each opportunity], because the days are evil. Therefore do not be vague and thoughtless and foolish, but understanding and firmly grasping what the will of the Lord is.” (v16,17 Amplified Bible)

In this post I shall share on :
d) Walk in Wisdom
Paul says we should walk as wise because the days are evil and therefore we should understand and grasp what God’s will is. In this context, I believe he is saying to live “purposefully and worthily and accurately” as wise people means we have to understand and grasp the will of God. What is the will of God? In the New Covenant, Hebrews 8 :10-12 tell us ever so clearly that God’s will is He will imprint His laws on our minds and engrave them on our hearts; He will be our God and we will be His people; all will know Him for He will be merciful and gracious toward our sins and He will remember our deeds and unrighteousness no more.

I believe that we cannot use human or worldly wisdom to understand the will of God as stated in Hebrew 8 :10-12. Romans 1:22 says that men “Professing to be wise, they became fools” (NKJ) To walk as wise and understand and grasp God’s will is when Jesus becomes our wisdom. 1 Corinthians 1:20-25 tell it like this : “ Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? ²¹ For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. ²² For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; ²³ but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks^[b] foolishness, ²⁴ but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. ²⁵ Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.” (NKJ)

To walk as wise is to totally rest in Jesus who is wisdom personified. Christ lives in us means wisdom is in us! That is why the Bible in 1 Corinthians 2:16 says “ For “who has known the mind of the LORD that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.” (NKJ) When we rest in the revelation knowledge and reality that Christ is our wisdom and He indwells us, we will not rely on our own human wisdom but depend on the Holy Spirit to guide us and teach us in all things.”that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,” (Ephesians 1:17 NKJ) That is walking as wise people and we will then understand and grasp the will of God. A good example of this is we will give thanks in everything because it is the will of God in Christ Jesus for us. ( 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NKJ).

When we walk in true wisdom, we will know what He wants us to do or say in our circumstances because Hebrews 8 says He will imprint His laws in our minds and engrave them in our hearts. When Christ is our wisdom, we will know what God's will is for us in our specific situations. We will also know without a doubt that God is always for us because He is our God and we are His people. We will no longer live under the condemnation of sin because He has said that He will remember our deeds and unrighteousness NO MORE.

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