A Mother Seeks Godly Wisdom - May 8, 2022

by Pastor Chuck Ryan

A Mother Seeks Godly Wisdom
Text: James 3:13-18; 1:5
Thesis: A Christian Mother’s thought process and actions should be controlled by Godly
Wisdom and not Earthly wisdom.
1. God’s word makes it clear that there are two types of wisdom that are diametrically
opposite of each other. (Vss. 13-17)
A. There is an earthly wisdom that does not reflect the nature or will of God, but is “unspiritual,
or the devil”. (See Vs. 15)
1. A person who lives by earthly wisdom will “harbor bitter envy and
selfish ambition in their heart.” (See Vs. 14)
“Envy is a feeling of resentment or discontent over another’s superior attainments,
endowments or possessions. A desire to possess the good of another.”
Funk and Wagnal
a. Godly mothers do not envy others but exemplify Contentment.
*“But godliness with contentment is great gain.”
1 Timothy 6:6
b. Godly mothers teach their children to place people before
possessions in their value system.
1. A person with selfish ambition has a total disregard
of others in obtaining material wealth.
B. The scriptures speak about another kind of wisdom that is from God.
(See Vss. 13 & 17-18 and 1:5)
1. Wisdom from heaven is as follows:
a. Mothers let your children see in you the purity of God.
* “Pure” - the Greek word (hagnos) means “pure enough to approach the
gods.”
b. Mothers let your children see the love you have for God and your neighbor.
* “Peace loving” - the Greek word (eirenkos) means “right relationship with
man and man, and between man and God.”
c. Mothers teach your children to be both merciful and just.
* “Considerate” - the Greek word (epiekos) carries the idea of not demanding
justice when someone is wrong but tempering justice with mercy.”
* “Full of mercy and good fruit” - the Greek word (eleos) means “pity for a
man who is suffering unjustly.”
d. Mothers teach your children to be impartial by not showing favoritism
* “Impartial.” - the Greek word (adiakitos) means “without partiality.”
e. Mothers teach your children sincerity by being genuine.
* “Sincere” - the Greek word (anurokntos) means “without hypocrisy”. It carries the
idea of honesty; it never acts a part to gain its own end.