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| Proverbs 1:20-23 |
20Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: 21She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, 22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? 23Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
It is quite interesting that Solomon chose the female pronoun to describe wisdom. She cries…She utters. Is it because wisdom has a feminine quality? Like a virtuous wife, wisdom is something that must be pursued and it is the greatest treasure for all who are blessed to obtain it. Like a caring mother, wisdom provides protection, guidance and training that is necessary for us to be fruitful, successful and purposeful. Like your best girlfriend, wisdom is honest, trustworthy, encouraging and always holds you accountable. God so desires for us to obtain wisdom that He makes wisdom cry out to us in His word. With wisdom He provides instruction for every detail of our lives because He would have us lacking in nothing. It is with wisdom that we accomplish everything in His will and so He asks how long we will ignore wisdom and choose to operate in foolish ignorance.
How long? How long will we ignore wisdom and wonder why we are not living abundantly? How long will we ignore wisdom and wonder why our marriages are not healed? How long will we ignore wisdom and wonder why we never have money? How long will we ignore wisdom and wonder why the scale hates us so much. J
God is asking how long we will ignore the one thing we need to obtain everything we’re chasing. All of our dreams, goals, pursuits, purpose, potential…you name it…we need wisdom to get it, and we need wisdom to manage and keep it. So, listen out for wisdom’s cry. She is anxious to help make your life better. Are you ignoring her?
Pearls to ponder.
In what areas of your life are you ignoring wise instruction? How can you use wisdom to be more efficient and effective in managing your priorities? Is there someone in your life that provides wise counsel for you? If you do not have a wise friend, who can you get close to that can provide the wisdom you need to manage your life?
Pearls to treasure.
Ecclesiastes 2:26
To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God.
To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God.
Colossians 2:2-3
My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
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