Welcome to One Minute Scripture Study, a Come Follow Me podcast.

We are your host, Kristen Walker Smith and Kelly Black.

Hey friend, it's Kristen. Grab your scriptures and let's dive into Exodus 31, verse 3.

When God called men to be the head craftsman building the tabernacle, they were men filled with, quote,

the spirit of God in wisdom and in understanding and in knowledge.

Now that verse sounds repetitive. Aren't wisdom, understanding, and knowledge basically the same thing?

Well, let's take a deeper look. When I was in college, I studied dance, which required that I take science classes to understand the human

body. I was really good at memorizing the different bones and muscles, and I passed my tests

easily. I had knowledge. Then the following year, I took a class on kinesiology, where I learned

how those muscles and bones worked together to move my body as I danced. I now had understanding.

Near the end of that class, the students assessed each other's bodies, looking for

structural irregularities that might make us more prone to injury when we danced.

Based on that assessment, I changed how I moved my body when I danced.

I had wisdom.

When we learn something at church, we have knowledge. When we figure

out how it applies to us personally, we have understanding. When we use that understanding to change

our lives for good, we have wisdom. So here's a question to ponder. Has your knowledge of the gospel

translated into wisdom?

So the takeaway of the day in five words or less is, wisdom is the goal.

Thanks so much for being here today and for coming closer to Christ with me one minute at a time.

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