Colossians 1:9-10

• asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, 10so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord,

Spiritual wisdom. I think i've heard numerous numerous sermons on Spiritual Wisdom. Fingers on keyboard now, I cannot think of a solid definition. What is "spiritual" wisdom? And similarly, what is "spiritual" understanding?

Physical wisdom, well that sounds like telling people not to stab themselves. "Physical" in front of wisdom is the goal. Physical goodness, or peak performance is the goal, and then "wisdom" would be the maintenance, the path, or the choice.

Physical wisdom could also just classify what the wisdom is concerning. Wisdom of all things that are physical.

So, what is "spiritual" wisdom? It could be the choices and paths that lead to the highest/bestest spirit? Or it could just be wise things of all things that are spiritual.

I am even more perplexed about "spiritual" understanding. Can we really understand spirits? Watching some of Warner Bros. cartoons, such as Yugioh, gives me some interesting ideas. Spirits are captured in gold objects, and inhabit them waiting for unsuspecting teenagers with bad hairdos. One their hosts are possessed, then proceed to play demon bridge or hearts with other dead Spirits. Doesn't exactly strike me as divine.

The one aspect that colors a lot of these shows, stories, and tales is other-worldlyness. There is another world. There is more than what we see. There is another realm. Ok, so the other realm isn't filled with alternate universes, giants, midgets, or elvis presley, but its there. And God dwells there.

When i think about it, there are many elements that human kind has picked up on in "spirituality". It is just a pity that we do not assemble the ideas in the correct fashion. We do not take the hints to lead us to our culprit, God almighty. We fancy clue by clue, and try to imagine what sort of interesting magician has left us peculiar oddities. Where are the hungry? Where are the desperate? Have we become so inenebriated that we float physically, and spiritually now also?

With these two difficult terms, we are truely at a loss. Wisdom is indeed far better than much Gold. May the lord bless us with his understand from the word, and the principles assembled by the Holy spirit within us.