Saturday, 2/8/14
When Solomon asked
for understanding, God gave him wisdom as well. Starting with those two
qualities, let’s run through the six attributes of the Messiah as they are
given to us in Chapter Eleven of the Book of the Prophet Isaiah.
Wisdom in the Bible is the habit of making choices that will lead to happiness
in the long run. By Wisdom we avoid
foolish choices that lead to eventual grief.
Understanding is the habit of searching out the motives standing under the way people act. Since
peopele always do what seems good to them. Understanding
has us crediting them with good intentions.
Counsel is the habit by which we hold back our own views, willingly listening
to what others have to say.
Fortitude is the habit of sticking with what is right. There was an old navy song
that said, “If you have to take a lickin,
carry on and quit your kickin, don’t give up the ship.”
Knowledge is the habit of being determined to get the facts. We are determined
because our choices of good or bad
courses hinge on our Knowedge .
Fear
of the Lord is the habit of
knowing that God watches the way a teacher at her desk watches. Isaiah tells us
that God watching us is our delight.
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