Bible Review V15: October 1916 - March 1918 - Iapsop.com

1917-18 LovE on WISDOM
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a love for their work.
But it is more difficult to see the
working of this law in the humdrum every-day occupations
that thousands of the world's workers are called
upon to do, and will be called to do until they can discharge
their duties with love. The Christ said, "If,
therefore, ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous
maznmon, who will commit to your trust the true
riches?"
Those who find it impossible to inspire wisdom thru
love for their every-day tasks think that they would if
they had occupations more to their likin g. But they would
find that they would not, for the servile attitude that
they had built into their nature would manifest in all that
they do. The Christ said, "I call you not . .
servants,
. . butl have called you friends." A servant works
for wages and cares nothing for the work in itself; but a
friend works for his friend for the love he bears his
friend.
Thus we see that it is impossible to inspire wisdom for
our every-day occupations without love. How much
more applicable is this to our spiritual work.
who has
For one
not the power to draw wisdom thru love, for
their common tasks, have not that power developed with~
in themselves; therefore they cannot use what they have
not; "This wisdom that is from above is first pure, then
peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy
and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy."
Is not this definition of wisdom from James just
as applicable to love?
The reason that we are placed here to work in physical
bodies is to develop certain qualities that we could not
develop without these bodies. "If any man lack wisdom,
let him' ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and
upbraideth not; and it shall be given him."