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Get Wisdom
How blessed is the man who finds wisdom and the man
who gains understanding.
Proverbs 3:13
For whatever reason,
foolishness is bound up in children. As you mature
as a man you must learn to set aside childish things
and become wise. Wisdom is God’s instructions for
living a life of significance – eternal
significance. Wisdom is not something we are born
with. It must be learned, acquired. Proverbs makes
it clear that the beginning of wisdom is to fear God
(Prov 9:10). That is, to believe in God and the
Judgment to come. James tells us that if anyone
lacks wisdom he should ask God for wisdom and God
will give it to him (James 1:5). And we are told
that as we get wisdom, we should also acquire
understanding (Prov 4:7).
God’s word is filled with
wisdom, so read it and learn. Life will also teach
you wisdom (usually the hard way). You must seek
wisdom; you must make a conscious decision to
acquire wisdom. As a general rule it will not just
magically accumulate in your life all by itself. To
have wisdom is better than to have great riches
(Prov 8:11, 16:16). You will be blessed to find
wisdom and you will be a blessing to those around
you as well. But in too much wisdom there is grief,
so do not weary yourself over the acquiring of too
much wisdom (Eccl 1:18). Acquire the wisdom that you
need to live your life well. Solomon, the wisest man
in the history of the world concluded that to eat,
drink and simply enjoy your work and your life is
also good (Eccl 2:24).
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"Choose you this day whom you will
serve.....but as for me and my house, we will serve
the LORD."
Joshua 24:15