Young Adults' Group

Walk In Wisdom

by Pastor Mark
October 24, 2019

The challenge to walk in wisdom

Life is something most precious yet transient. How we live our life is most vital. The choices that we make would lead us to walk down different paths. The need for wisdom cannot be emphasised often enough as we travel through this life. The Apostle Paul’s challenge to the Ephesian church was to walk in wisdom. What was his understanding of being wise? He wrote that the brethren are to walk, “not as fools but as wise.” (Eph 5:15) The wise is one who is learned. He has knowledge and understanding. He is also prudent in his ways, to discern the wiser paths to take. The opposite of being wise is to be foolish. There is always the danger of being foolish when we do not walk the path of wisdom.

Paul gave a further challenge, “Therefore do not be unwise.” (Eph 5:17) The word “unwise” in Greek is “aphron” which comes from the root word “phroneo” which means “to think”. The “alpha” privative causes the word to mean the opposite. “aphron” means to be “without thinking”. We are unwise when we don’t use our mind adequately. Walking in wisdom is to walk with thinking…keeping the teachings of the Lord in mind. Paul was comparing this phrase “do not be unwise” with “not as fools”. (Eph 5:15) If we are not unthinking in our walk, then we would not be fools also. Let us be challenged to walk in wisdom, focusing our thoughts on the Word of God.

Checking whether we are walking in wisdom

1. Watch carefully how we walk

“See then that you walk circumspectly,” (Eph 5:15)

The word “circumspectly” in Greek is “akribos” which means “carefully or exactly”. The challenge is given to walk carefully and exactly. It is to observe how we walk. Paul wrote earlier about walking in the light of the Lord. (Eph 5:8) With the light of the Lord, we can be circumspect in everything we do. Let us be wise by watching carefully how we walk.

2. Waste no time

“redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” (Eph 5:16)

The word “redeem” in Greek is “exagorazo” which means to “buy back or to redeem”. It is like buying back time. If we don’t use our time carefully, it would be wasted. We “buy back” time when we use it well. We walk in wisdom when we waste no time. As the days are evil, let us be challenged to redeem our time by employing it well.

3. Walking in the will of God

“but understand what the will of the Lord is.” (Eph 5:17)

Another challenge given by Paul was to understand and to walk according to the will of God. The word “understand” in Greek is “suniemi” which means “to put together, to comprehend”. Our challenge is to comprehend what the will of God is. The will of God is found in the Word of God. We discover the will of God through the Scriptures. If we are not walking in the will of God, then we are wasting our time away. Let us be challenged to walk in wisdom by comprehending and doing the will of God.

Time for us to walk in wisdom

As we end October and enter into the Christmas season soon, let us be challenged to check ourselves whether we have been able to evidence being wise people.  Let us ensure that we are walking wisely, watching carefully how we walk. Let us be challenged not to waste any more time in our walk and let us be challenged to walk wisely in the will of God.

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