Wisdom

Have you ever heard anyone say that gaining wisdom was one of their primary goals in life?   And yet Proverbs 4:7 tells us to get wisdom whatever the cost.  Proverbs 8:35 says that whoever finds wisdom finds life and favor with the Lord. 

What exactly is wisdom?  Wisdom is the ability to discern God’s way and live it.

Jesus tells the story of the wise man and the foolish man in Matthew 7 and says that everyone who hears his words and puts them into practice is wise. And those who don’t are foolish.

How do we get wisdom? Wisdom comes from God. Proverbs 1:7 tells us that the fear (reverence) of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Colossians 3:3 states that all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are found in Jesus Christ.   Therefore, having a personal relationship with Him through repentance 

of our sin, ​believing He is the Son of God and inviting Him into our life as Saviour and Lord is the first step.  We then can choose to pursue wisdom from the Lord.  James 1:5 states “If any of you (believers) lack wisdom, he should ask God.”

We ask God through prayer, through reading His word, through seeking Godly counsel.   Pursuing wisdom is the opposite of pursuing self-sufficiency.   Wisdom grows as we recognize that we don’t have all the answers, but God does.

God wants us to develop wisdom so that we are like the wise man who builds his house on the rock of knowing and practicing God’s truth.  He alone knows what is best for us and He gives wisdom generously to all who pursue it.
 
Choosing to pursue wisdom together...