THE LORD WILL GIVE YOU A MOUTH AND WISDOM FOR EVERY SITUATION IN YOUR LIFE

By Joseph Prince

God wants all believers to possess the Spirit of wisdom. It is

one thing to have the Holy Spirit inside you, but it is another
thing to have the Holy Spirit flow as the Spirit of wisdom within
you.

Then Gods wisdom prevails, there is no problem that cannot

be solved. There is no daunting task that cannot be
accomplished. Gods wisdom surmounts them all. The Bible
even says, tongue in cheek, that the foolishness of God is
wiser than the greatest wisdom of man! (1 Corinthians 1:25)

A person can be very well-educated and full of knowledge, but

still lack wisdom. When I was doing my National Service, I
noticed this particular medical officer who was always
smoking. It was strange to see a doctor smoking. He had a lot
of knowledge, a lot of education, but no wisdom.

Therefore, get wisdom. Make it a priority. When you exalt

wisdom, which the Bible describes as a woman, and embrace
her, she will promote you and bring you honor. (Proverbs 4:7
8)

There Is A Better Way

At your workplace, you dont have to promote yourself by

following the system of the world. You dont have to slog and
work overtime all the time. You dont have to apple-polish
your boss or compromise your ethics and values to rise up the
ladder of success. There is a better way. There is a God-way
of doing things and it is called the wisdom of God.

There are people who spend all their health to get wealth.
Then, they spend all their wealth to get back their health! That
is not very smart.

The Bible does say that the hand of the diligent makes rich.
(Proverbs 10:4) But diligence in the book of Proverbs is not
about slogging and working so hard to the point that you dont
have time for your family, and you dont have time to be with
the Lord in the house of God. That is not diligence but hard
work. Diligence has got to do with the wisdom of God. God
has the wisdom for every situation you face. And His wisdom
will carry you through and give you good success without all
the sweat.

Our Young People Need Wisdom

Parents, it is good to teach your kids that the first thing to ask
God for every day is wisdom. The Bible says that the boy
Jesus increased in wisdom, then in stature and in favor with
God and man. Notice that this happened after Jesus went
home with His parents and was submissive to them. (Luke
2:5152)

And it is good for our young people to realize this because

some of them have a know-it-all attitude and think that they
dont have to submit to their parents. If there was anyone who
knew it all, it was Jesus. Yet, He subjected Himself to His
earthly parents. That is class. That is quality. That is cool.

It is cool not to retaliate even though you have the power to.
Meekness is strength under control. Power that is running all
over the place is not power at all. We all admire a person who
demonstrates real powersomeone who can retaliate but
refuses to. Reminds you of Jesus, doesnt it?

Ask For Wisdom

When Solomon was a young man, God appeared to him in a

dream at Gibeon and said, Ask! What shall I give you? (1
Kings 3:5) Now, I want to show you how humble Solomon
was. He told God:

1 Kings 3:79
I am a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in.
And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You
have chosen, a great people, too numerous to be numbered
or counted. Therefore give to Your servant an understanding
heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good
and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?

Solomon said that he was like a little child who did not even
know how to go out or come in, let alone rule Gods people.
He was humble enough to see his need for Gods wisdom and
to ask Him for it.

Like Solomon, we need to be humble too. We need to see our

need for Gods wisdom and to ask Him for it. The Bible says:
James 1:5
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to
all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

If any of you lacks wisdom I always see myself in this

place. That is why my prayer is always, God, give me the
Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Christ to
serve you better.

Beloved, we need wisdom to overcome the challenges we

face in life. But wisdom does not come unless you see your
need for it.

Doing Business With Believers

Now, one area that I want to highlight is: Doing business with
believers. Be very careful when you do business in church
among believers. Please, dont have this foolish thinking that
because the person is a Christian, you can trust him, and that
there is no need to put things down in black and white.

I cant begin to tell you how many times I have seen good
relationships sour because of this. Ill do this for free as a
service to the church. Its okay, I trust him. Hes a Christian
too. Then, later on, there is a falling-out. There is bitterness.
There is anger. Why? Because things were not done
professionally. Agreements were not put down in black and
white.

There were two couples in our church who were good friends.
Both couples got married at about the same time. One
couples home was not yet ready, so the other couple invited
them to stay in their home. The next thing you know, the
mistress of the house began to complain about the wet
garments of the other couple not being hung up properly and
water dripping onto the floor. Needless to say, their
relationship was affected.

Now, I am not saying that you cant do business with

Christians. If you do, make sure you put things down clearly in
black and white. Dont just proceed based on verbal
agreements.

Be Wise As Serpents

Still, Christians can be quite gullible. That is why con artists

love churches. So I want to say the same thing to all of you
that our Lord said:

Matthew 10:16
I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore
be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.

Be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. I dont have to

preach on the last part. All of you are harmless as doves,
except maybe for a few who like to gossip and backbite!

There are always people in church who are very trusting, but
not discerning. A guy comes along and says to a girl, Thus
says the Lord: My child, there is such beauty in you. Yes, no
one sees it. But the Lord sees it, and I see it too. The guy is
trying to seduce the girl. And the girl says, Youre such a man
of God! Thats not wise!

Some ladies have even gone out for coffee with married men.
And when I asked them why they did it, they actually said,
But Pastor Prince, hes already married. So I tell them, All
the more you shouldnt do it!

By the way, the care group leaders in our church have been
told not to send any girls back in their cars. They cannot call
up the girls and say, I missed you last week at care group.
Where were you? If I know of any of my leaders behaving
this way, I will deal with that leader!

Be wise as serpents. Dont let anyone think that you are a fool
just because you are a believer.

Wisdom In Courtship

Ladies, learn to say no when you are courting, and the guy
will respect you, he will run after you. Say yes all the time
and, one day, he will run away from you. After he has gotten
whatever he wants, he will leave you.

Think before you say yes all the time. Learn to be wise as
serpents.

And if you are always paying for the guy, or if he is always

borrowing money from you, your antennae should go up. A
guy who does not want to work and who is always sweet-
talking you into lending him money is not a good candidate for
a life partner. Tell him to get a job!

Wisdom Is A Spirit

After Jesus tells us to be wise as serpents and innocent as

doves, two verses down, He says:

Matthew 10:1820
You will be brought before governors and kings for My sake,
as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. But when they
deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you should
speak. For it will be given to you in that hour what you should
speak; for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father
who speaks in you.

Here, Jesus says that when you are brought before VIPs,
governors and kings for His sake, do not worry about how or
what you should speak because God will give you the words
to speak, for it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your
Father who speaks in you. Notice that He says that it is the
Spirit of your Father who speaks in you. In other words,
wisdom is a Spirit.

God told Moses, See, I have called by name Bezalel the son
of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. And I have filled
him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in
knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship. (Exodus
31:23)
Paul prayed for the Ephesian church that God may give them
the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him.
(Ephesians 1:17) And Joshua was full of the spirit of wisdom,
for Moses had laid his hands on him. (Deuteronomy 34:9)

Once you learn that wisdom is a spirit, ask God for wisdom
every day and then learn to flow in the Spirit. Learn to walk in
the Spirit.

One thing about spirits is that they are contagious. If you hang
around people who are depressed, you can walk away
depressed. Just like if you are in an environment where a lot
of people are smoking, even though you do not smoke, you
walk away smelling of smoke.

In the same way, wisdom can come by associationHe who

walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools
will be destroyed. (Proverbs 13:20)

A Mouth And Wisdom For The Hour

Jesus says that the Spirit of your Father will give you the
words to speak when you are brought before governors and
kings for His sake. (Matthew 10:1820) So you dont have to
worry about what to say.

In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus says the same thing:

Luke 21:1415
Therefore settle it in your hearts not to meditate beforehand
on what you will answer; for I will give you a mouth and
wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to
contradict or resist.

He tells us that we do not need to think beforehand how to

answer our adversaries because He will give us a mouth and
wisdom which all our adversaries will not be able to
contradict or resist! This reminds me of Stephen in the book of
Acts. The Pharisees were not able to resist the wisdom and
the Spirit by which he spoke. (Acts 6:10) This is what I pray
for every time I preach. I pray that God will give me a mouth
and wisdom that no adversary can contradict or resist.

I remember many years ago when our church was pretty

small, I was just an elder in the church. There was a girl who
got saved. Her boyfriend then was a gangster. After she got
saved, she did not want to do certain things that they used to
do together. She was radically transformed.

So her boyfriend got really angry and said that he was going
to confront us in church. During one of the church services, I
bumped into him. I was going down the stairs and he was
coming up. It seemed like he was on his way to whack
somebody.

Of all the places, I had to meet him at the stairs. There was no
one there to help me should he attack me!

I still remember, when I saw him, I said, Oh, hello.

Dont hello me! Im here to whack somebody! he replied.

You church people tell my girlfriend to I could see his fist.
He was very angry. He was a bit drunk too.
Not knowing what to do and afraid that he would punch me, I
said silently, Lord, help!

And I am telling you, God is faithful. Right at that moment, like

a river flowing out, I looked at him and said, Did anyone ever
tell you that you look like the Hindi film star?

You see, he is an Indian and he reminded me of this famous

Hindi film star. When I was growing up, I watched a lot of
Hindi movies because my mother loves Hindi movies. She
kind of wished that I had become a Hindi star, but it is not that
different being a preacheryou get to be on stage too. Im
joking, of course!

Honestly, he really did look like the Hindi star. So I was not
lying to him when I said that.

He looked at me and said, You really think so? A lot of my

friends tell me that too. He began to relax and let go of his
fist.

I said, Yes, you do. Which of his movies have you watched?

I have watched all his movies because my friends always tell

me that I look like him, he said.

Then, he told me that he was not really there to cause trouble,

but to see what went on in our church because his girlfriend
had been behaving very differently. As I said earlier, she had
been radically transformed. Some time later, he even received
Christ and came to church quite often.
My friend, it really helps when God gives you a mouth and
wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to
contradict or resist. (Luke 21:15)

Jesus, Your Wisdom

One time, the Pharisees asked Jesus, Should we pay taxes

to Caesar? Their intention was to trap Jesus, and here is my
paraphrase of what happened.

If Jesus said, No, you should not, they would accuse Him
before Pontius Pilate of breaking the Roman law. If He said,
Yes, you should pay taxes to Caesar, they would say to him,
See, You are with them.

But Jesus, knowing what they were up to, said to them, Give
Me a coin. Whose picture is on it?

They all replied, Caesars.

Well, give to Caesar the things that are Caesars and give to
God the things that are Gods, Jesus said.

The Pharisees marvelled at His answer and kept silent. They

could not catch Him in His words in the presence of the
people! (Luke 20:2126)

Beloved, God will give you a mouth and wisdom for every
situation you encounter. Whether it is what to say or what to
do, He will give you the wisdom to handle the situation.
So ask God for the Spirit of wisdom to operate in you.
Remember, one who is greater than SolomonJesusis in
you. He is the wisdom of God. He is at the Fathers right hand
and He is ready to become your wisdom in every crisis of your
life, in every situation you face.

Copyright Joseph Prince, 2006. All rights reserved.