Wisdom is the right
application of knowledge. Knowledge is more than remembering information; it is
understanding what we remember. Knowledge is obtained by first learning to fear
the Lord. If we do not respect who the Lord is, revere Him, or respond to Him
as our God, we will never really know what the Lord wants us to know. Life
changing knowledge is rooted in a personal relationship with Christ.
Wisdom is
understanding that we need to come underneath God’s discipline from time to
time. It is not a pleasant experience, but necessary for our maturity in faith.
Only fools despise
wisdom and discipline. To despise is to hate. Fools hate to know what God
demands of us. They hate to be told what to do. They hate to have to change
their ways to conform to God’s ways. They hate anything to do with a God who
takes a personal interest in our lives.
Fools despise God’s
loving care who sometimes has to take us to the woodshed because we do wrong.
They want a God who loves us always and never interferes with us when we don’t
return his love in obedience. Fools hate to bow before God. They want instead
to live as if they themselves were God.
May we be a people
who fear the Lord. May we become a people who have great knowledge, who seek to
know the ways of the Lord and live by them.
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