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“The Wisdom of God” Romans 16:25-27: 1 Cor. 1:21-31

“The Wisdom of God” Romans 16:25-27: 1 Cor. 1:21-31. Wisdom Defined One main statement will dominate the next several minutes in my speaking. I call you to let it take hold in your thoughts first, and then, by the Holy Spirit’s enabling, in your heart as well.

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“The Wisdom of God” Romans 16:25-27: 1 Cor. 1:21-31

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  1. “The Wisdom of God” Romans 16:25-27: 1 Cor. 1:21-31 Wisdom Defined One main statement will dominate the next several minutes in my speaking. I call you to let it take hold in your thoughts first, and then, by the Holy Spirit’s enabling, in your heart as well. The statement is simple and deep: God is infinitely wise.

  2. “The Wisdom of God” Romans 16:25-27: 1 Cor. 1:21-31 Let me start with a definition: “Wisdom,” in the Bible, “is knowing the greatest goal in any situation, and the best way to achieve that goal.”

  3. “The Wisdom of God” Romans 16:25-27: 1 Cor. 1:21-31 Listen to the psalmist say of God, “His understanding is infinite” (Ps. 147:5). Listen to Jeremiah pray to the “great and mighty God whose name is the Lord of Hosts, the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men in order to give to each person according to his ways and the result of his deeds.” (Jeremiah 32:19).

  4. “The Wisdom of God” Romans 16:25-27: 1 Cor. 1:21-31 When Daniel described God’s wisdom, he wrote, “He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with Him.” (Dan. 2:21-22) Nothing’s ever a mystery to God. He is never puzzled or confused or uncertain.

  5. “The Wisdom of God” Romans 16:25-27: 1 Cor. 1:21-31 Paul tries to talk about the wisdom of God, and when he does, it moves to praise: “Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgments and untraceable His ways! For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor? Or who has ever first given to Him, and has to be repaid? For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.” (Rom. 11:33-36)

  6. “The Wisdom of God” Romans 16:25-27: 1 Cor. 1:21-31 What the apostle is saying is that God’s wisdom is very deep--so deep that His judgments are unsearchable. I can’t get there from here; it’s beyond me. God’s wisdom is so deep that His ways are untraceable. I can’t follow what He’s doing without being hopelessly over my head. It is so deep that no one has been or could be His counselor, ever.

  7. “The Wisdom of God” Romans 16:25-27: 1 Cor. 1:21-31 God is constantly synthesizing billions and billions of strands of data, drawn from all possible fields of knowledge and realms of experience, so that He holds every relevant factor in every situation with total and perfect knowledge. He constantly weighs the facts, implications, costs, consequences, and how it fits into His purposes with flawless skill, so that what He does or wills is always the best possible move that can be made. And God does this all the time, without the least strain and without crashing a hard drive.

  8. “The Wisdom of God” Romans 16:25-27: 1 Cor. 1:21-31 One Life-Altering Implication of the Wisdom of God ”The wisdom of God tells us that God will bring about the best possible results, by the best possible means, for the most possible people, for the longest possible time.” (Charles Ryrie, quoted by Chip Ingram in God: As He Longs For You To See Him,

  9. “The Wisdom of God” Romans 16:25-27: 1 Cor. 1:21-31 Let me ask you something: Would it change things for you if you firmly believed that the problem in your life that is pressing and difficult—the one you don’t understand, that you chafe against, that makes you feel overwhelmed and ready to give up—was orchestrated or allowed by an all-wise, loving Father to bring about the best possible, longest lasting results for His glory and your good?

  10. “The Wisdom of God” Romans 16:25-27: 1 Cor. 1:21-31 Would it make a difference if you understood that your life is not God’s Plan B or Plan C—that it is always and only Plan A, designed specifically for you while you live in this fallen world? What if everything in your life was a part of His wise plan? What would happen to your anxiety level? How would that affect your confidence in God?

  11. “The Wisdom of God” Romans 16:25-27: 1 Cor. 1:21-31 Remember that our experience of the wisdom of God comes in a fallen world Remember the wisdom of God in securing your salvation

  12. “The Wisdom of God” Romans 16:25-27: 1 Cor. 1:21-31 But the most foolish move of all was the crucifixion. I Corinthians 1:21-24 connects this for us: “For since, in God’s wisdom, the world did not know God through wisdom”(In other words, God rejected the possibility of salvation by human intellect and wisdom. We will see why in a moment.) “… God was pleased to save those who believe through the foolishness of the message preached. For the Jews ask for signs and the Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles. Yet to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is God’s power and God’s wisdom.”

  13. “The Wisdom of God” Romans 16:25-27: 1 Cor. 1:21-31 In God’s infinite wisdom, He chose a way of salvation through Christ that looks totally insane to us. No one on earth would have come up with a plan involving the brutal murder of the Son of God for sinners. Yet at precisely the most foolish-looking moment, God’s wisdom triumphs. And at the point of His greatest weakness, God’s power is unleashed. Verse 25: “because God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.”

  14. “The Wisdom of God” Romans 16:25-27: 1 Cor. 1:21-31 In God’s all-wise plan, this was the perfect way to achieve the greatest goal. What goal? Skip to v. 31: “Therefore, as it is written, ‘The one who boasts must boast in the Lord.’" This is what His wisdom was aiming at. God chose us, purchased us, called us, and given to us everything else involving our salvation in such a way as to strip us of all self-congratulation and replace it with glorying only in the Lord.

  15. “The Wisdom of God” Romans 16:25-27: 1 Cor. 1:21-31 God simply points out that in the grand scope of things, we know nothing. Suggesting our “better plan” to help God out is like proposing “1 + 1” to Einstein. When it comes to divine wisdom, we haven’t been there and we haven’t done that.

  16. “The Wisdom of God” Romans 16:25-27: 1 Cor. 1:21-31 1. Wise Living Starts With Fearing the Lord. Prov. 9:10: “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” 2. Wise Living Grows by Receiving God’s Word.

  17. “The Wisdom of God” Romans 16:25-27: 1 Cor. 1:21-31 3. Wise Living Requires that We Ask for It Specifically. James 1:5-6 “Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without criticizing, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind.”

  18. “The Wisdom of God” Romans 16:25-27: 1 Cor. 1:21-31 Most of us go through life praying a little, planning a little, jockeying for position, hoping but never being quite certain of anything, and always secretly afraid that we will miss the way. This is a tragic waste of truth and never gives rest to the heart. “There is a better way. It is to repudiate our own wisdom and take instead the infinite wisdom of God… God has charged Himself with full responsibility for our eternal happiness and stands ready to take over the management of our lives the moment we turn in faith to Him.” (A.W. Tozer, The Knowledge of theHoly,

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