With Divine Wisdom you CAN DO the Impossible

(Prov 21:22 TNIV)  One who is wise can go up against the city of the mighty and pull down the stronghold in which they trust.

This morning we continue our series entitled “Unlocking the Power of Proverbs – Walking in the Wisdom of God.”  In Solomon’s time ruling kings often lived behind the protection of fortified walls.  Not only did walls surround their palaces, but walls surrounded their cities.  Understandably, many put their confidence in the seemingly impenetrable defense of the city walls, along with the Soldiers who patrolled them.  What Solomon is teaching us here is that just one man, equipped with the wisdom of God, can figure out a way to infiltrate even the most protected city and to destroy the stronghold [of defense] the king and his citizens so confidently trusted in.

The English Revised Version translation of this verse reads: “A wise person can defeat a city full of warriors and tear down the defenses they trust in.”  In other words, never underestimate the power of a man who is equipped with the wisdom of God.  In Ecclesiastes Solomon said, “Wisdom makes one wise man more powerful than ten rulers in a city” (7:19) and “ “Wisdom is better than strength” (9:16).  The wisdom of God can enable you to win the seemingly unwinnable, to succeed against seemingly impossible odds, and to baffle all those who were completely confident in their earthly strength along the way.

The late Dr. J. Vernon McGee, when commenting on this verse, gave us an example of this.  He said: “Wisdom is superior to brute force.  A man may be able to build a seemingly impregnable fortress, but there will come along a man who is smart enough to figure out how to invade it.  The ancient city of Babylon is a classic example.  Belshazzar sat inside the walls of Babylon thinking he was perfectly safe.  In fact, there was an inner wall around his palace.  He was certain the walls of Babylon could never be penetrated, and, of course, guards were stationed all along the walls.  But the general in the camp of the enemy used his wisdom and figured a way to get into Babylon.  A branch of the Euphrates River went through the city, more or less like a canal.  He diverted the water back into the mainstream of the river, then he was able to march his army on the riverbed under the wall where the river had flowed.  The Medo-Persian army spread into the city, and the city was taken before the Babylonians knew what was happening.”

So what does this mean to you today? Two things:

1.  Those who have earthly power are apt to rely on it:  This is understandable.  Those who are in positions of authority and who have established earthly means by which to protect their position will naturally rely on the protection they have established.  However, no matter how much they have invested in their security, earthly wisdom can never truly provide complete security.

2.  Those who have supernatural wisdom can accomplish the seemingly impossible:  There is nothing that you cannot do when God is working in and through you.  When God’s super is applied to your natural, it enables you to operate in the supernatural!  The Father can equip, enable, and empower you to accomplish the seemingly unachievable and in so doing, baffle the world in the process.  Just remember to give Him the glory when He uses you this way.

Closing Confession:  Father, some trust in chariots, and some trust in horses, but I trust in the name of the Lord my God.  In other words, some trust in earthly protection, but I trust in divine protection and I rely on divine wisdom daily.  I know that You can give me the wisdom to accomplish the seemingly impossible and to achieve the seemingly unachievable.  I declare, by faith, that Your wisdom is on me and in me, and that I operate in it daily.  With Your super on my natural I am able to operate in the supernatural and to accomplish all that You desire to accomplish through me, in the earth; baffling the world in the process.  As You use me Father, I will be ever-mindful to give You all the praise, all the glory, and all the honor!  In Jesus’ name.  Amen!

This is Today’s Word!  Apply it and Prosper!