Daily Walk Through the New Testament

February 13
Read James 1:1-27

We are living in a world where people desperately need the wisdom of God. It is God’s desire that as believers we be complete, which means mature and lacking nothing (James 1:4). But if we are to be mature, we need to live according to God’s wisdom.
True wisdom is a supernatural gift from God that enables you to take your own knowledge and the knowledge you gain from reading Scripture and apply it appropriately to your daily problems. If we are honest, it is not a matter of if we lack wisdom (James 1:5) — we most certainly do! We find ourselves in a hundred situations every day where we desperately need the wisdom of God.
1 Timothy 1:17 refers to God as He “who alone is wise.” God has cornered the market on wisdom. Whenever you lack wisdom, you must go to God to get it. Be encouraged by the fact that God “gives to all liberally and without reproach” (1:5)! It is the character and nature of God to give — He is just waiting for us to ask!