James 1:5 "If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously..."

If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given to you. (James 1:5)

Comment:

This statement would probably have reminded its first readers of the third chapter of 1 Kings, in which Solomon asks the Lord of his being for “an understanding heart,” and as a result, he becomes renowned for his wisdom. Metaphysically we understand that to “ask God” is to call upon an aspect of “the Lord of our being”—the Christ Presence of God within us. Anytime we call upon wisdom, that aspect of the Christ is immediately available to us. But, like Solomon, we must ask. If we become distracted by other things, or seek answers elsewhere in the false belief that we don’t have access to wisdom ourselves, then our process of moving toward the new consciousness that is the kingdom of heaven will be that much delayed.   Blessings!

Rev. Ed