He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity. Proverbs 2:7
It is important that we have some people who are gifted with analytical brains. These are the ones who come up with ideas, plans, and solutions. Philosophers from the era just following Christ’s ascension enjoyed analyzing things such as life and the meaning of life. Paul would speak to these men with the message of the true life given from an unknown God. They may have been too analytical to understand such a simplistic message.
Then the days of Socrates and Plato came, followed by one philosopher whose name was Augustine. His philosophical authority had persuasive influences even into our modern generation. I wonder if some modern-day Christians follow some creeds, rituals, and doctrines blindly only on the mere fact that this is the way it has been done for generations? Maybe we need to analyze the true ministry and life of Christ--getting back to the basics.
When we become enlightened with God’s grace through Jesus Christ, He instills the knowledge of Himself into us. Jesus was the only true, honest one with impeccable integrity, an attribute He instilled into us due to His justification. Now we are seen as people with Christ’s integrity in us. God gifts us with good common sense; however, Christians through the years have skewed this. We use our analytics to supersede the inclusionist message of love and acceptance.
It is good for us to ask questions about the Bible, God, and faith. This is one of the things which makes Christianity a successful paradigm. However, we need to be careful when we tear the Bible apart, or people apart, or God apart in little pieces to analyze, that we do not come to the point where our investigation becomes more important than the base message of Christ. God, through Jesus, tells us two very important things--love God, and love others. This is difficult to master, but easy to understand. God granted us common sense, and we would be very wise indeed to use it.
Every move or decision we make should be based on these two common-sense laws. Do my aims show love to God? Do my actions show love to others? Also, one other important question we need to ask ourselves, “Did Jesus operate outside of these two love laws?” In agony on the cross He prayed for the enemies, “Father forgive them for they know not what they do.” Romans says that He died for the ungodly. So, use your God-given common sense to answer that question.
Dear Father, Never have you not loved me. I am so humbled, my Lord and my Savior. Amen.
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