The Word of Wisdom

WISDOM AND THE WORD OF WISDOM: LOVE THAT UNDERSTANDS AND LOVE THAT ACTS

“For God's gifts and his call are irrevocable.” (Rom 11:29)

The gifts are irrevocable because they come from the Spirit, not from man.
What comes from God carries the seal of eternity, but only love guarantees that the gift fulfills its purpose.

Paul wrote that “to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good” (1 Cor 12:7).
Because that is where the secret is: the gift exists for the other person.
For this reason, every spiritual manifestation is, in truth, an expression of love.

1. The difference between wisdom and the word of wisdom

Wisdom is the nature of God, the love that understands.
The word of wisdom is the manifestation of the Spirit, the love that acts.

Wisdom is Christ formed in us; the word of wisdom is Christ manifesting himself through us.

Wisdom is the love that knows the purpose.
The word of wisdom is the love that carries out the purpose at the right time and in the right place.

The natural man seeks to understand; the spiritual man lets himself be enlightened, because he knows that true wisdom is not won, it is revealed.

2. Love: the bridge between being and acting

Wisdom is love at rest; the word of wisdom is love in motion.

The first is dwelling, the Spirit forming Christ in us.
The second is revelation, the Spirit speaking and acting through us.

For this reason, the word of wisdom never exalts the one who speaks, but reveals God's care for the one who hears.
Every true word is born of love, and every spiritual manifestation is authentic when it promotes the good of the other.

“Love is what separates divine wisdom from human vanity.”

The gift without love becomes personal glitter; but the gift in love is light that warms and illuminates, it is Christ speaking in us.

3. The fruit: from the love that is born to the love that reigns

The fruit of the Spirit is one, and love is the first stage, the seed of divine life sown in the heart.

“God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” (Rom 5:5)

But this seed needs to grow until it becomes self-control, love matured, reigning in balance.
This is the peak of the fruit, the perfect man, the one who does not stumble in speech, because he no longer speaks of himself, but of the Spirit (James 3:2).

Love is the seed. Self-control is the ripe fruit. And Christ is the tree of life growing in us.

4. Conclusion: the gift, the fruit and love

The gift is irrevocable, the fruit is inevitable, but love is indispensable.

Wisdom understands the purpose; the word of wisdom carries it out.
Love is born as grace and matures as government.

“Love is the beginning, the middle and the end.”
The Spirit begins by dwelling and ends by governing.

The gift is love that serves, the fruit is love that reigns, and Christ is the love formed in us.

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The manifestations of the Spirit

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