Our opening scripture reveals something quite  striking. It says if you know the right thing to do  and don’t do it, to you, it’s a sin. That thing may not be  a sin to someone else but it is a sin to you because you  knew it was the right thing to do but you didn’t do it. This  is one major reason God’s people need to understand the  workings and guidance of divine wisdom in their lives.  

Wisdom gives you the ability to decide and discern right  from wrong. Wisdom helps you distinguish righteousness  from evil. There’re three major kinds of wisdom the Word  of God talks about, and the Greek words for them are  “Sophia,” “Sunesis” and “Phronesis.”  

“Sophia” is theoretical wisdom, the insight that  God gives you into reality. “Sunesis” is comprehension,  perception, understanding, the ability to understand  concepts and see relationships between them. It suggests  quickness of apprehension, the penetrating consideration  which precedes action.  

But when we say wisdom is the ability to decide and  discern right from wrong, we’re referring to “Phronesis,”  which is practical wisdom. “Phronesis” is a mindset, the  mindset of the righteous; it’s a force. When we say wisdom  is a force, we’re referring to “Phronesis.”  

“Phronesis” is that disposition of being in the will of  God beyond your reasoning. It’s a special spiritual elixir  that locates you within the framework or ambits of God’s  will beyond your understanding. It locates you in the places  where you ought to be; it causes you to do the things  you ought to do without having to reason them out first, 

because it has created a mindset within your system. It’s  your default setting to only talk right, think right, live right,  and do right. It’s a programming.  

If therefore you know what is right by “Sophia” and you  don’t do it, then it means you lack “Phronesis.” “Phronesis”  is a propeller. It helps you see what you should see  that others may not see. The beautiful thing is, you can  develop yourself to function always in “Phronesis” through  conscious and constant meditation on the Word of God.

PRAYER 

Dear Father, as I yield myself to the guidance of your  Spirit, I function with an increased manifestation of  practical wisdom—the mindset of the righteous. I’m  programmed to think, talk, live and act right, and walk  consistently in the light of your Word, in Jesus’ Name.  Amen. 

FURTHER STUDY: 

Proverbs 3:13-18; Colossians 1:9; Ephesians 5:15-17