The Best of Wisdom

“Break open your word within me until revelation-light shines out!

Those with open hearts are given insight into your plans.” (Psalm 119:130 TPT)

Whole milk is an emulsion of fat and lipoprotein. Making butter involves churning the milk until the fat molecules detach from the liquid and float to the top where they can be scooped up. The butter is always present in the milk. It just takes deliberate effort to bring it to the surface.

  

Much of what I know is not brand new information. Like any discovery, it was always there; I just didn’t know it was there. I know many things in a deeper way now than I knew before. What was amorphous and vague now has shape. I am able to articulate what was unclear a few years ago, because I have a more nuanced and profound understanding of certain things. 

Wisdom is always present in our subconscious mind. Yet, it remains indiscernible until contemplation and experience bring it to the surface. This takes intentional resolution. We have to invite the Spirit of God to break open our souls. Divine illumination reveals truth. Receptive minds are given understanding. Insights emerge from the depths of our being. The creme de la creme, the best of wisdom, becomes accessible. 

Untangle Your Light

“The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.” (Psalm 119:130 NIV)

A few weeks before Christmas, I bring out the strings of clear lights. They are always stuck together in a ball. Untangling them and checking to see if they still work is a big chore. It would be easier to just hang the whole ball up and call it good enough--but I don’t. I know the strings of light are meant to be spread out.

The unfolding of God’s Word gives light. It gives insight to ordinary people. We are the light of the world. Yet, conformity makes us stick together in a ball. Untangling our lights allows us to spread out. This requires effort, discomfort, and letting go of the familiar. As our lights shine forth, hearts are opened, lives are transformed.