What is Wisdom?

WISDOM: A Treatis

Eternal Truth from JRR Lewis’ WISDOM

1. Wisdom begins where fear of the Lord begins.

Not dread. But reverent awe. (Prov. 9:10)

2. Wisdom is not smart. It’s surrendered.

The PhDs can miss it. The humble widow might carry it.

3. Jesus is wisdom in flesh.

Not just a wise man—Wisdom incarnate. (1 Cor. 1:24)

4. Wisdom listens before it speaks.

It prays before it plans.
It waits on God, not popular opinion.

5. Wisdom is gained not just by years—but by repentance.

Age is no guarantee. Holiness is.

6. The world measures wisdom by success. God measures it by surrender.

One builds towers. The other builds altars.

7. Regret can birth wisdom—if we let God redeem it.

Wounds surrendered become wisdom shared.

8. The wise know the Bible is not a rulebook—it’s a revelation.

A mirror. A lamp. A sword. (Ps. 119:105; Heb. 4:12)

9. Fools are loud. The wise are steady.

Truth doesn’t need volume. It needs clarity.

10. God gives wisdom generously—but not casually.

You must ask. You must fear. You must listen. (James 1:5)

11. Jesus didn’t come to impress. He came to obey.

That’s wisdom: not flash, but faithfulness.

12. The cross is the wisdom of God—misunderstood by man.

To the proud, it looks like failure.
To the saved, it’s everything. (1 Cor. 1:18)

13. Success isn’t wrong. But it’s slippery.

The rich man built bigger barns—and lost his soul. (Luke 12:20)

14. Solomon began wise. He didn’t finish wise.

Wisdom must be guarded. Not assumed.

15. The Psalms teach wisdom through raw honesty.

David weeps and worships in the same breath.
That’s wisdom with skin on.

16. Proverbs is God’s letter to the young.

Start early. Walk straight. Don’t wait to grow old to grow wise.

17. Delay is not neutral.

It is defiance in disguise. (Heb. 3:15)

18. You cannot drift into wisdom.

You walk into it—step by obedient step.

19. Many want the fruit of wisdom. Few want the root of humility.

20. Prayer is not just a tool. It’s where wisdom takes root.

Jesus knelt before He acted. Gethsemane teaches us that.

21. Wisdom doesn’t chase trends. It clings to truth.

22. Fools scoff. The wise pause.

Better a quiet step in God’s will than a sprint in your own.

23. Wisdom often speaks when no one wants to listen.

Ask Jeremiah. Ask the prophets. Ask Jesus.

24. The young don’t need more opinions. They need faithful examples.

25. Grandparents, elders, saints—your time is not done.

You are still planted. Still fruitful. (Ps. 92:14)

26. **The enemy lies: “It’s too late.”

God whispers: “Today, if you hear My voice…” (Heb. 3:15)**

27. **You may not have raised your children in wisdom.

But you can still leave them a legacy of repentance.**

28. The greatest sermon may be a quiet, faithful life.

Preach it with scars and grace.

29. **You don’t need a microphone to speak wisdom.

You need a life surrendered.**

30. The wise are willing to look foolish to the world.

Because they’ve seen the face of Christ.

31. Delay is deadly. Proximity to truth is not possession of it.

The door was shut. They were late. (Matt. 25)

32. The final folly is to stand near the kingdom and never enter.

33. **The greatest fool isn’t the one who mocks God.

It’s the one who plans to follow Him later.**

34. Your past does not disqualify you.

Only your refusal to repent does.

35. Fools say “someday.” The wise say “today.”

36. Church attendance is not salvation.

Wisdom kneels. Wisdom follows. Wisdom obeys.

37. Wisdom is not a possession. It’s a pursuit.

38. The foolish build kingdoms. The wise build altars.

39. God doesn’t bless the clever. He blesses the contrite. (Isa. 66:2)

40. **The cross says everything the world hates—

You are lost. You need grace. You must die to live.
And that is the doorway to wisdom.**

Final Word:

Jesus is not a wise option. He is the wisdom of God.
You don’t study Him. You follow Him.

Not later.
Not once you’ve got it all together.

Now.

“See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”
—Ephesians 5:15–16