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Wisdom Rx

Nov 1

Written By Randy Frazee

Going Deeper

Who is the wisest person you know and what are they like?
Read Psalm 90 together. What observations, insights or questions do you have about this passage?
C.S. Lewis suggests in The Screwtape Letters that Satan wants us to live in two very different times. He wants us either stuck in the past or frightful (and even fantasizing) about our future. But notice that both chronos time and kairos time are about the present moment. What time zone do you find yourself living in most often? Brainstorm together ways that you can live within both time zones that God gifts us with (e.g. shut off notifications on your phone and…?).
What do you need for wisdom right now in your life?

Teaching Notes

“...I will give you a wise and discerning heart...” (1 Kings 3:12)
“Jesus grew in stature and wisdom...” (Luke 2:52).
“But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.” (Matthew 11:19)

WisdomRx = Divine Insight

Where do you need the wisdom of God?

WisdomRx Benefit: You can live within two clocks.

Clock #1: Chronos Time

This is the greek word for time as seconds, minutes, hours, days.
Teach us to number our number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. (Psalm 90:12)

Clock #2: Kairos Time

This is the greek word to describe time as seasons, generations, epochs, and opportunities out of time.
Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. (Colossians 4:5)

The Psalmist Begins in Kairos:

Lord, you have been our dwelling place
    throughout all generations.
Before the mountains were born
    or you brought forth the whole world,
    from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
You turn people back to dust,
    saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”
A thousand years in your sight
    are like a day that has just gone by,
    or like a watch in the night.
Psalm 90:1-4

Kairos Time means that:

God is sovereign
I can live in freedom
And in peace

The Psalmist Then Switches to Chronos:

Teach us to number our days,
    that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Relent, Lord! How long will it be?
    Have compassion on your servants.
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
    that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us,
    for as many years as we have seen trouble.
Psalm 90:12-15

Chronos Time means that: