The smartest man to ever walk the planet

September 26, 2024

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This week … the smartest man to ever walk the planet, do what Jesus did and said, and what is evil? The Smart Edit is here to daylight the smartest way to live in a (to be frank) not-so-smart world.

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KINGDOM DYNAMIC
The smartest man to ever walk the planet

Jesus didn’t just teach—He demonstrated mastery over everything we encounter. Matter. Weather. The human body. Ethics. Morality. All of it. He wasn’t just a wise teacher, but the supreme authority over all creation.

Ever considered Jesus as the most brilliant person to ever walk the earth? His unparalleled insight, knowledge, and power invite us into something much deeper than just belief.

What could this mean for your life now? Could living in alignment with the smartest man who ever lived change how you see the world? And how you live in it?

Here’s Dallas Willard in The Divine Conspiracy —

“All these things show Jesus’ cognitive and practical mastery of every phase of reality: physical, moral and spiritual … Saying Jesus is Lord can mean little in practice for anyone who has to hesitate in saying Jesus is smart … he is not just nice, he is brilliant, he is the smartest man who has ever lived.

“He is now supervising the entire course of human history while simultaneously preparing the rest of the universe for our future role in it. He always has the best information on everything and certainly on the things that matter most in the human life.”

From Brian—Try this short prayer for 7 days. You can build it out and expand it. ➡️ “Jesus, I believe and say that ‘You are Lord.’ I also say, ‘Your are brilliant.’ I progressivley receive your brilliance for all of life right now. Thank you.”

P.S. — ❗️As Dallas Willard says, if we’re going to do bumper sticker theology, we should afix “Jesus is Brilliant” right next to “Jesus is Lord.”

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The NOW is yours. The present and the future—everything—belongs to you. And you belong to Christ and Christ belongs to God. See 1 Corinthians 3.21-23. Don’t shove it all off into the “sweet by and by.” See what Paul wrote … both the present and the future are yours.

Get weird. There is great standout power in being weird. Jesus and his ways are the ultimate going rogue in a copy-and-paste world. Really following Jesus is a Giant Zag in all the Zig around you. It’s being an outsider in an insider world. It’s where the future’s at.

What’s your business? Am I in the business of Brian Del Turco? Who are you working for? Is it your ministry, organization, brand, career, or business that drives you—or are you laser-focused on the Father and His Kingdom agenda via these things? It’s always a good time for a core check.

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STELLAR QUOTE
Be as Jesus was … then do as he did

WORD WEALTH 🪙 
Evil — meaning includes poor in quality

In the OT Hebrew, ra` (rah) means something bad, evil, trouble, wickedness, something of poor quality. David wrote, “For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, nor shall evil (ra`) dwell with you” (Psalm 5.4). Malnurished cows are described as “evil” in appearance in Genesis 41.27. We are to exhibit the excellencies of God in our lives and work.

Heavenly Father, I don’t want to take your name in vain to myself in any way—I don’t want to misrepresent you. Magnify your name (reputation in the earth) in and through me. Amen.

• 🍂 Better mood. Fall has arrived, and many Americans will be in a better mood. 39% of American adults say fall is their favorite season.

• ‘Jesus met us there.’ Massive revival moment as 10,000 seek Jesus at University of Arkansas.

• S.S. failures. The Secret Service has acknowledged failures that led to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally in July.

• ‘Deadliest day.’ The Israeli IDF strikes Hezbollah in ‘deadliest day’ since the October 7 attack by Hamas. (Intercessors for America)

• ❤️ your liver. The 3 unhealthiest foods that burden your liver (Epoch Times). You want your liver to work optimally.

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The Word of the Week is hearkin (härkən), Old English, 16th century—”pay attention, listen, give heed.” The Jewish Shema prayer is, “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one!" (Deuteronomy 6.4 NKJV). The first word, “shema”, means “pay attention to, respond to what you hear.” Source: WordDaily