“You need a good tax shelter.”
In the first year of our marriage, my wife and I met with our tax accountant and a certified financial planner. They both gave us the same advice quoted above. As most people know, it is not what you earn but what you keep. It was practical advice, one which we still follow. But we needed much more than financial stability at this early stage in our marriage. We needed spiritual wisdom. We received much good counsel from pastors and other teachers, but at times, it was simply overwhelming. How could we retain the wisdom and knowledge with which we were given? What we needed was a wisdom shelter, a way to retain and grow this wisdom. No surprise, God provides this!
Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing and benefits those who see the sun. Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: Wisdom preserves those who have it.
Ecclesiastes 7:11-12 (NIV)
Like the practical advice we received for our finances, God encourages us to seek wisdom and He puts this in its proper perspective. We should always seek wisdom and knowledge first. Why? Jesus Christ is the source of all wisdom!
It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.
1 Corinthians 1:30 (NIV)
God is the supreme planner of our lives. Whether it is finances or wisdom, He teaches us to properly spiritually shelter to allow us to become conformed and transformed into the image of His Son, Jesus Christ. Only in Jesus do we find shelter for all of our needs because He gives us shelter for our souls.
Amen!
Love and trust in the Lord; seek His will in your life.
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