Becoming 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 Cor. 1:30).

Jesus has become wisdom from God for us. There was a time that Jesus was not wisdom from God for us and that there was a time that He became wisdom from God for us. This happened when Jesus accomplished our salvation and when the Holy Spirit applied our salvation. Jesus' life and death on the cross and resurrection accomplished our salvation. He lived a perfect life and so was a perfect sacrifice (Hebrews 4:15; 9:24-26). Because of this He became our righteousness, holiness, and redemption. When God calls us into faith in Christ, Jesus becomes wisdom for us. Previous to this, we thought Jesus to be irrelevant or foolish. But then we understood that we need righteousness, holiness, and redemption and that faith in Jesus brings this wisdom. Paul frames it this way in 1 Corinthians 6:9-11:

"Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of God."

Let's pray for this wisdom from God to be received by many people in 2010!