217. Wise
Psalm 119:98
Thou through Thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies:
For they are ever with me.
God uses the Word, with its universal moral Law (commandments), to make me wise, at least wiser than sin, death and the devil. I am in no way wiser by myself (as Adam demonstrated) for the devil is too subtle, but by faith in Christ we have the indwelling Holy Spirit who is wiser. He uses the Law to instruct in wise living that creates a good life through the power of the Gospel.
He who lives in me is greater and wiser than he who lives in the world. We need to believe and apply this promise by trusting that God knows best and His way is wisest. When the believer is influenced by the Spirit he will be wise and want to do what is good and wise according to the Commandments, even when the flesh and the world is telling him otherwise.
We need this promise of wisdom all day long because “they (the enemies) are always with me.” We are surrounded by both the presence of spiritual enemies and the presence of God all the time. We need to know that we can jump into The Presence of God any time, and there we choose wisely, for with Him we are wiser.