Do you seek out wisdom? Or do you scoff at those who do? Do you listen for wise speeches? Or do you turn your back on them? Do you accumulate knowledge? Or do you foolishly turn away from it. Do you think about God’s Word? Or do you focus solely on worldly things?
Wisdom does not come easy. It does not fall into our lap. Wisdom requires us to work for it. We not only must gather some knowledge, but we must use our minds to ponder the knowledge we have accumulated. As much as many of us may dislike it, wisdom also requires logic.
The logic required to be wise is not simple, worldly logic. It requires God’s logic, which does not always line up with worldly logic. The world may be telling us to go in one direction while God is telling us to go in another. The wise person will follow God’s logic, his wisdom to pursue the best path for our families.
The writer of proverbs personifies wisdom as a lady crying out in the streets, seeking people to come to her. Yet, so many walk away, ignoring her cry, scoffing at the possibility of becoming wise. Why? They think they already know enough. They falsely think they are in control. They falsely think they know the best option for themselves.
God calls out to us every day. He calls and waits for us to turn to him. We can play the fool and turn away. Or we can be wise and turn to him and listen to him. Wisdom will lead us to an abundant life and an eternity spent with God. Foolishness will lead us to eternal torment separated from God. We need to make the wise choice and turn to God.
I pray we all seek wisdom. I pray we spend time reading God’s Word, learning about him. I pray each one of us set aside the foolishness of the world for the wisdom of God. Seek God’s wisdom. Read God’s Word. Meditate on God’s Word. Turn away from worldly wisdom. Turn to God.
Proverbs 1:20-22
Wisdom cries out in the street;
in the squares she raises her voice.
At the busiest corner she cries out;
at the entrance of the city gates she speaks:
“How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing
and fools hate knowledge?”
Marty Pressey 