Wisdom by E. W. Catlin

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Dec 30, 1913

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 40, No. 50.

“Wisdom”

By E. W. Catlin

“The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth.” Prov. 3: 19.

“He hath established the world by His wisdom” (Jer. 10: 12), “by wisdom made the heavens.” Ps. 136: 5.

WISDOM is that power which enables one, under all circumstances, to do the thing that must be done, as it ought to be done.

Wisdom has converted the vast forests of the mountainsides into the beautiful cities of the valleys.

Wisdom has taken the crude materials of earth, and fashioned them into an artificial bird with which man is able to flit about at his own pleasure.

Wisdom has reached out and taken hold of the electrical currents of the heavens, and used them to carry the human voice over land and sea.

Wisdom has emptied the rivers of earth upon the parched, barren wilderness.

“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.” James 3: 17.

Pure: Keeping men from defilement of sin, and ever constraining them to holiness.

Peaceable: Enabling men to make and keep peace, in harmony with purity and righteousness.

Gentle: Disposing men to bear with the infirmities of others, and to yield their own rights for the sake of peace.

Easily entreated: Causing men to yield to godly counsel and good reason.

Full of mercy: Prompting men to exercise pity for those afflicted, expressing it in liberality.

Without partiality: Manifesting no difference between man and man on a carnal basis.

Without hypocrisy: Will not brook any misrepresentation or counterfeiting.

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” Ps. 111: 10. “Walk in wisdom.” Col. 4: 5.

E. W. CATLIN.