PRODUCTS OF DIVINE WISDOM

Divine wisdom enhances our mentality and manifests in various ways. Here are some of the ways it manifests:

CREATIVITY

The first manifestation of divine wisdom was in creativity.

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Genesis 1:1-3

Divine wisdom releases creative abilities to your mentality. It gives you the ability to bring into being the things that hitherto did not exist, not allowing you to be stranded in life.

The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
Proverbs 3:19

O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
Psalm 104:24

These scriptures prove that divine wisdom communicates creative virtues. God’s wisdom is behind the creation of the world.

Creativity is the ability to tread realms that no one else has treaded before and still get results. It’s also the ability to operate as a pace-setter in your calling and endeavour in life.

You need God’s creative abilities, and I command it to begin to find expression in your life from now on, in Jesus’ name!

Describing this wisdom, Job said, “...And his eye seeth every precious thing” (Job 28:10). Who told you that everything needed has been created? That’s not true. We’re heirs of God and joint-heirs with Jesus Christ.

And the Bible says, “By Him were all things made...” So we are to join Him in the continuous process of creation right here on earth. That was what Jacob did in Genesis 30. He created what he needed to beat Laban to his tricks.

Friend, God’s wisdom is able to find creative expression through you. You may have nothing to do with engineering, technology or computers, but when the creative abilities of God begin to find expression in you, it shows wherever you go! You can become original in your approach to your task. You can become productively creative, applying a different approach to your task. You cannot be despised, because of the results that will speak for themselves.

Divine wisdom is creative in nature. It’s not afraid to take new steps. It initiates and mobilizes for new steps. “Behold I do a new thing...” (Isa. 43:19) is the philosophy of divine wisdom. It constantly initiates new things. Consequently, you will always win the commendation of your boss (if you’re working for someone), because you have a creative approach to your work.

I’ve always said to people, “If you leave your job the way it was given to you, you’re not better than a machine!” They could have as well put a machine on the job, because it can’t think. But when you’re creative in your approach to your job, there’s no way people will not be attracted to you.

Creativity enhances your productivity on the job. It helps you not to expend so much energy and sweat, as you have a better approach.

EXPLOITS

The wisdom of God also communicates and generates exploits and mighty works.

And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
Matthew 13:54

And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
Mark 6:2

When you operate in divine wisdom, you are able to generate exploits. Mighty works are direct products of divine wisdom; you are able to produce results that cannot be denied by natural men — a peaceful family life, progressive business, outstanding finances, everything about you is just unique!

Mighty works are products of a mighty source — divine wisdom.

AUTHORITY

Divine wisdom also delivers to you authority over the forces of darkness. It imbues its possessor with the command that he needs. Look at Jesus here:

When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
Matthew 8:16

He gave them wisdom knockouts!

Divine wisdom puts you in command of the challenges of life. This is the wisdom that says, “by me kings reign and princes decree justice...” (Prov. 8:15). It carries authority, delivering to you supernatural answers to life’s bugging questions and authority over all devils.

We saw Jesus casting out evil spirits with His words. He wasn’t just talking them out of people nor was He praying them out, He was ordering them out!

There’s a level of wisdom that will order the devil out of any place (Matt. 8:28-32). And in verse 26, He rebuked the wind and the storm, “and there was a great calm.”

Divine wisdom put Daniel in charge. The king put all the magicians, Chaldeans, astrologers and sorcerers under him. He was far above them by reason of divine endowment.

JOY

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Proverbs 3:13

Friend, divine wisdom also communicates joy unspeakable, full of glory (1 Pet. 1:8). It causes you to be on top all the time. You always have a reason to be excited, even in the midst of challenges. That excitement is what opens you up to mental excellence, because, “with joy shall ye draw water out of the well of salvation” (Isa. 12:3).

Divine wisdom communicates the virtue of joy, and the Bible says, “Happy is everyone that retaineth her.” So when divine wisdom is at work in you, joy unspeakable is unending and unlimited in you. And when there is joy, there is health, and when there is health, long life is guaranteed.

WEALTH

Wealth is a product of wits. Talking about wisdom, Proverbs 3:16 says:

Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.

The wisest Being in the entire universe is also the wealthiest Being — God. The Bible calls Him the only wise God. There is no one else in His class! The Bible also tells us that the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof, and all that dwell in it (Ps. 24:1). That means God owns everything we have, including ourselves.

For instance, how wealthy are the chickens in your poultry farm? If you own a farm, both the chickens and all their wealth are yours. Likewise, both you and everything you own are God’s. You’re created for His pleasure, because you’re in His “farm”.

Solomon, the wisest man that lived in his time, was also the wealthiest man in his time. No wonder somebody said that wealth is the product of man’s capacity to think. Wealth is a product of wits, a product of man’s Intelligence Quotient (IQ).

According to Proverbs 15:13-16, a man of wisdom is a happy, healthy and rich man. He will also naturally enjoy honour.

PLEASANTNESS AND PEACE

Divine wisdom guarantees a pressure-free life. The Bible says concerning wisdom that “her ways are ways of pleasantness” (Prov. 3:17).

Divine wisdom frees men from pressures, bringing them into pleasures. So when you see pressure mounting, there is something reducing somewhere. When you see pressure mounting, it’s an indication that divine wisdom is receding, because divine wisdom does not walk along the same path as pressures. Instead, the Bible tells us, “... and all her paths are peace.”

God gave Solomon rest on every side, so that there was no adversary or evil occurrence all through his reign as king. This was because he operated in divine wisdom. That’s going to be your experience from today — peace all the time, in Jesus’ name!

Pressure is of the devil. He gathers pressure around you so he can steal your blessings and rob you of your substance. I command every Satan-gathered pressure on your life to disappear now, in Jesus’ name!

DOMINION

The wisdom of God also guarantees dominion over the forces of wickedness. It was divine wisdom that made Daniel master over the Chaldeans, astrologers, magicians, sorcerers, witches and wizards. Divine wisdom put him in command. In Isaiah 11:9 the Bible tells us:

They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

The wisdom of God is able to destroy all hurts, evils, regrets, failures and defeats! When this wisdom came upon Solomon, God gave him rest on every side. No more shall anyone hear of evil occurrence in your own habitation too, in Jesus’ name!

ANSWERS

Divine wisdom delivers answers to life’s probing questions. The Bible said concerning Jesus that the doctors were astounded at His understanding and answers (Lk. 2:47).

No matter the question, divine wisdom has an answer. Who will God refer a question to anyway?

When the wisdom of God is flowing freely in you from insights, it will always generate the answers to those probing questions of your life. It has a ready and supernatural answer to any question of life.

All the doctors of law and Pharisees sat around Jesus, and couldn’t match His wits. His answers were far above their realm! He levelled out their questions without any stress. And they knew it wasn’t coming from an ordinary source.

All these virtues are expressed in divine wisdom — long life, riches, pleasantness, happiness, creativity, exploits, joy, dominion, etc. They are just some of the products of divine wisdom listed in Proverbs chapter 3.
I’d like you to pray this prayer with me: “Lord, I want to see these virtues find practical expression in my life.”

Without divine wisdom, no matter how much money you have, you will still live under pressure. I’ve met quite a lot of rich people, but who still live under so much stress, that you wonder what they are really running after. They lack wisdom and the correct perspective to life, because they don’t know God.

A rich man wants to do something that will cost him maybe 16 million naira, and then you find him going from house to house, begging and soliciting for help. If you ask him how much he has in hand, he might tell you he has 10 million naira. When you say to him, “Okay, go ahead and do something with what you have now”, he would say, “No! I must do this one of 16 million naira.” That’s a foolish man!

God’s wisdom bailed me out many years ago, when I made up my mind that no condition under heaven would bring me to the point where I would need to borrow. It is paying off for me today. If borrowing becomes your habit, then lying would have dominion over you. May you be free from the foolishness of debt!

Most of the troubles of man are all self-caused. Many people have died of the plague of debt, only it doesn’t show in the autopsy carried out! What the doctors see is high blood pressure; but the truth is that he died from debt-pressure!

Friend, it’s great to be debt-free. In case you’re under any debt problem now, receive wisdom to be out of it once and for all, in Jesus’ name!

God’s wisdom is full of good fruits, so look out for it!

IT CAN BE LOST

And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him...
1 Kings 5:12

But you’ll discover that a time came when Solomon’s wisdom was turned to foolishness. The Bible says in Proverbs 3:13:

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Verse 18 says:

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

“Happy is every one that retaineth her.” But from what Solomon said in Ecclesiastes 1:18, you’ll discover that he lost it!

For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

His joy was gone. He had tried everything to make himself happy, but happiness wasn’t forth coming. Solomon lost it, and his beauty and dignity were reduced to vanity. “Vanity of vanities,” he lamented, “all is vanity” (Eccl. 1:2). That is, “What is the benefit of life?” At that point in time, he had completely lost his mentality .

HOW?

When Solomon changed his God, God turned His back on him. His journey to changing his God began with his losing his wisdom. Let me trace his journey from grace and glory to grass.

In 1 Kings 3:3 we are told:

And Solomon loved the Lord...

First Kings 4:29 says:

And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.

First Kings 3:3 tells us the foundation of Solomon’s relationship with God, while 1 Kings 4:29 shows us the benefit of that relationship. See the effect of the wisdom God gave him in 1 Kings 5:4:

But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.

Solomon enjoyed rest as a result of the divine wisdom given him, because “her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.”

Solomon got very involved with God and the things of His kingdom. He built the tabernacle, which he dedicated amidst such glory from heaven. But then came a sudden switch along the line.

But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;
Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.
And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,
And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.
1 Kings 11:1-4,9-10

When Solomon loved the Lord, God was with him and he enjoyed peace round about, such that there was no evil occurent around him. But when Solomon began to love many strange women instead of God, God got angry with him and withdrew His wisdom from him. In the place of peace, God stirred up an adversary against Solomon, and he lost control.

And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom.
And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
1 Kings 11:14,23,25

Solomon the wisest suddenly became the most foolish till the end of his life. He changed his God, and God turned His back on him.

One of the devil’s greatest tools of defilement is pride. The moment things begin to work and results begin to come, the tendency is to begin to kiss your palm in the secret and say to yourself, “No one else except me. If I were not there, would it have worked?”

That was how God withdrew Ahitophel’s wisdom. In the days of David the king, consulting Ahitophel was like consulting the Almighty Himself. But the day his counsel was rejected, he went and hung himself. You know suicide is the height of madness? At that point in time, Ahitophel was the most foolish human being on planet earth. He lost his wisdom to self and pride (2 Sam. 17).

Wherever you will get to in life that will make you change your God, it is my prayer that God will never allow you to get there! The wealth that will make you change your God, may your hand never touch it! That position that will make you change your God, may you never get there!

I have told God, “Don’t try me with what will hurt me. Don’t bless me with what will become a curse in my hands. Just leave me where you think is safest for me. Whatever will make my head get bigger than it is, don’t let it reach my hand.”

KEEP THE TREASURE!

Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
2 Timothy 1:6-7,14

A great treasure of wisdom has been deposited into your system; it is, therefore, your responsibility to keep it by the Holy Ghost. The devil is envious of that great treasure of divine wisdom on your inside. So, engage the services of the Holy Ghost in you to retain this gift of a sound mind delivered to you. It will not work with the crooked, perverse, proud, nor with the defiled. It will only be sustained by those who live in the fear of the Lord.

Jesus was a successful carrier of divine wisdom throughout His time. The scriptures described Him as the wisdom and power of God (1 Cor. 1:24). He also had the Spirit without measure (Jn. 3:34), and Romans 1:4 says He was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness.

No crooked or perverse Christian has a future. It takes integrity to earn dignity. The fear of the Lord is what constantly puts you on your toes. The things that Solomon lost by changing his God, all the money he had could not restore back to him. He couldn’t get his joy, peace and pleasantness back.

The fear of the Lord is your greatest security in your Christian adventure. Solomon started his journey as the wisest, but ended as the most foolish. Joseph made it! Daniel, Apostle Paul and Jesus made it! You are going to make it too! That good thing that is committed unto you, keep by the Holy Ghost that dwells in you.

Hear this again: divine wisdom is a reality. Supernatural intelligence is a reality. May you be ready to accept responsibility to keep and develop it. Say with me: “I am committed to accept responsibility both to keep and develop the wisdom deposit of God inside me. Holy Spirit, help me to keep this treasure all through the remaining days of my life.”

If you can successfully carry this wisdom treasure — the one from above, ordained for your glory, which glorifies its carrier, causing him/her to come out of obscurity into the limelight — you will emerge a natural star on the earth. When God begins to show you the steps to take, you can’t be compared with any natural man, no matter the effort he puts in. One striking insight, like I said, is worth much more in value than a life time of struggles.

May you remain committed to the responsibility of retaining and developing God’s deposit of divine wisdom in you, all the days of your life.