DIVINE WISDOM (PEACEABLE)

James 3 vs. 17
“The wisdom from above is ….. Peaceable….”… or peace loving….” ……or peaceful...”

Whenever we think about wisdom, one of the first things that come to mind is “resolution without conflict”, the ability to solve complex problems or make seemingly impossible decisions in a peaceful way.

Peace follows on the trail of wisdom and it is not surprising because the wisdom from above as in James 3 vs. 17 is peace loving. As mentioned in an earlier post (PURE), divine wisdom comes in the form of instructions or revelations from God concerning a matter. An evidence of hearing right is something termed the “Inner Peace”. There may be trouble around, or the situation may be chaotic, but Godly instructions (divine wisdom) releases peace into the heart.

In 2 chronicles 20, some nations colluded to fight against Judah. After the people sought the Lord, He responded:

2 chronicles 20 vs. 14 - 17
The Lord says this to you: Be not afraid or dismayed at this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.
16Tomorrow go down to them. Behold, they will come up by the Ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the ravine before the Wilderness of Jeruel.
17You shall not need to fight in this battle; take your positions, stand still, and see the deliverance of the Lord [Who is] with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Fear not nor be dismayed. Tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you.

King Jehoshaphat believed when God said “you will not need to fight in this battle”. An inner peace came into the heart of the people and this was evident when on the morning of the battle, they started singing praises unto God their deliverer.

Divine Wisdom does not just give peace on the inside. In the long term Divine wisdom also gives peace for all to see. Many a time, we wrongly assume that all God’s strategy will be in constant conflict with the physical world.
It is true that the bible says “God’s ways are different from our ways and His thought different from our thought”, but in the end, when we follow God’s leading, everything comes together in harmony. There will be an evidence of peaceful existence.

Wisdom says this about herself:

Proverbs 8 vs. 22 - 30
The Lord formed and brought me [Wisdom] forth at the beginning of His way, before His acts of old.
I [Wisdom] was inaugurated and ordained from everlasting, from the beginning, before ever the earth existed.
When there were no deeps, I was brought forth, when there were no fountains laden with water.
Before the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth,
While as yet He had not made the land or the fields or the first of the dust of the earth.
When He prepared the heavens, I [Wisdom] was there; when He drew a circle upon the face of the deep and stretched out the firmament over it,
When He made firm the skies above, when He established the fountains of the deep,
When He gave to the sea its limit and His decree that the waters should not transgress [across the boundaries set by] His command, when He appointed the foundations of the earth--
Then I [Wisdom] was beside Him as a master and director of the work; and I was daily His delight, rejoicing before Him always,

Wisdom testifies to the peacefulness that reigns alongside her. The cosmos refers to a universe that is a complete, harmonious, and orderly system. . The physical world responds to the peace that divine wisdom brings as seen in creation.

In proverbs 16 vs. 7 the bible says

When a man's ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

A man whose ways please the lord is a man who walks uprightly with God…. And
….. No good thing will He (God) withhold from those who walk uprightly…..(Psalm 84 vs. 11)

Hence, if your ways please the lord, He will reveal things to you and give you divine wisdom which ensures peaceful living even among your enemies.

In 1 kings 3, King Solomon asked for wisdom, knowledge and understanding at the start of his reign and God gave him a wise and understanding heart.
This is an account of Solomon’s reign as king of Israel

1 kings 4 vs. 24 - 25
For he had dominion over all the region west of the [Euphrates] River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings west of the River, and he had peace on all sides around him.
Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and fig tree, from Dan to Beersheba, all of Solomon's days.

The wisdom from above has a peaceful attribute. It not only gives an inner peace that enables us to trust and obey God, it also ensures an outward peace that provides evidence of our relationship with God even “our enemies will end up shaking our hand”.