Proverb of the Day – December 08 2009
Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? Proverbs 8:1
If someone asked you, what does it mean to be wise? What would you tell them? The reason I ask this is that what is wise to one man may very well be foolish to another! The same can be said of the difference between mans conventional wisdom and the wisdom of God.
The book of Proverbs is full of what it means to be wise; the wisdom it speaks of is “Godly wisdom” and not wisdom that will always astound and amaze the fold of mankind. Let us look at a few proverbs that advise us of this.
The very point of the book of Proverbs is mentioned in the first few verses when it says the following:
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. A wise [man] will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: Proverbs 1:1-5 (KJV)
So what does it mean for wisdom to cry? I believe this points to Jesus, Jesus is the ultimate wise man, here was a man who lived a human life and for the life of his mission, no sin could be found in him. In Colossians 2:3 we are told that: “In whom (Jesus) are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. ”
When you look at the world today, you do see things sliding! Standards are lower than they used to be, morality is shifting in a direction that is far from God. This breaks the heart of the creator, when God made the Garden of Eden, he made it to be “very good” Do you see the world around you and recognize it as “very good?”
Man is separated from God due to man’s sinful actions, we have the same choice we can make, we can chose to follow God or reject God. When we reject God it is enough to make wisdom cry!
God bless you one and all
William
