Power and Wisdom

So a guy goes camping for the first time in his life. He leaves his box of food open and at night a bear comes into camp and eats his food. Now what does this camper need? Well first of all, he needs the wisdom to know that he must seal up his food so bears don't come in looking. But when the bear gets there, well, bears are pretty big, so he might need something powerful to defeat the bear, or fast running shoes. I Corinthians 1:24 says "Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God." You see, God thinks of everything. Sometimes in this life we need power, sometimes we need wisdom. Most times we need both. And when you received Jesus, He became both of these to you. Jesus is your power, and Jesus is your wisdom. If you have wisdom you make better decisions and then you won't need a miracle in life to save you. But sometimes you need a miracle, and Jesus is that miracle for you. Now some people just go for the miracle, and ignore the wisdom, others go for the wisdom, but never believe for the miracle. But Jesus showed us as He walked the earth a tremendous amount of both power and wisdom. So don't let the bears eat your food. Be strong and smart in the Lord.
Pastor Jason Anderson - The Living Word Bible Church