Divine Wisdom (Willing to Yield)

The wisdom from above is... “Willing to yield”. James 3 vs. 17

Some other translations use words like “reasonable”, easily entreated”, “submissive”, “and sensible”.
At first encounter, I was confused to learn about divine wisdom that is submissive.
How can the ultimate solution to any problem be submissive and submissive to what exactly?

It is not imaginable that the divine wisdom we crave has a characteristic of “willing to yield”.
Still mesmerized by this revelation, I paused to think, who could possibly make divine wisdom surrender?

I took a stern look at the life of Jesus, described as the “wisdom and power” of God and who is “from above”, to see if I can phantom what it means for wisdom to be ‘submissive’.

On quite a number of occasions, this wisdom (Jesus) epitomised what it means to be submissive. Paul described him in Philippians “Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God, But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant”.

In Luke 23, Pilate asked him “are you the king of the Jews”, Jesus answered “It is as you say”.

I am sure, if I am the one, I would have given Pilate a piece of my mind.... exactly the reason why I need the Jesus kind of wisdom.

But I still think it goes against the norm if the solution that I know is effective has to “yield” to any other thing. Exactly how am I suppose to live with that?

This however is exactly what divine wisdom is about – yielding to God the giver.

Can you be patient enough not to spill the beans before God sanctions it? Can you trust God to be accurate concerning the execution of the idea He gave you?

The wisdom from above is divine, yet submissive, i.e. is constantly waiting for orders from God. Jesus confirmed, “I can only do the things I see my father do”.

Well, submissive wisdom exemplified. So should yours be.