“Happy (blessed, fortunate, enviable) is the man who finds
skillful and godly Wisdom, and the man who gets understanding [drawing it forth
from God’s Word and life’s experiences] … Skillful and godly Wisdom is more
precious than rubies … Her ways are highways of pleasantness, and all her paths
are peace.”
Proverbs 3:13-17
Today’s verses are like manna for
my soul today. God wants me and He wants you to find skillful and godly Wisdom.
He also wants us to get understanding. And we do this by learning from God’s
Word and life’s experiences. If we walk in skillful and godly Wisdom our ways
will be “highways of pleasantness.” God wants our ways to be pleasant. He wants
our paths to be peace.
When we listen to the Lord, we
make decisions that lead to pleasantness, peace. A hothead is not pleasant and
lacks understanding. A hothead does not bring peace or care about keeping the
peace at all. A hothead brings division, which is just the opposite of what the
Lord desires for the body of Christ (as well as for our families). Acting out
in the flesh, puts the enemy and his agents at work instead of the Holy Spirit
and His plan for all our lives. We are called to submit and surrender to the
Lord’s will and leading. We all know His will. It is found in His Word. He
doesn’t keep it a secret from us. The hardest part sometimes is doing the Lord’s
will instead of what our flesh would like us to do. The flesh wants to rule
over us. As Christians we need to be careful that we never operate this way. If
we do, then “we” are in the wrong. It is not a sin to have fleshly feelings or
emotions. We all have a flesh and we have a spirit. God made us this way. The
two are constantly at war with one another. We want to be sure to keep our
spirit in check and not let the flesh rule or act out. If you do, you may do or
say something that you will later regret. Consequences from acting out are not
pleasant. They do not bring peace.
Wisdom is our friend. The Word of
God says that it is like a sister. Love her. Trust that God knows best. It
helps us not live in regret, and it helps us make choices now that we will be
happy with later on. Choices that truly are best for everyone.
Father, Your Word says that “Happy (blessed, fortunate,
enviable) is the man who finds skillful and godly Wisdom.” May each and every
single one of us find skillful and godly Wisdom. Your Word says that happy
(blessed, fortunate, enviable) is the man who gets understanding, drawing it
forth from God’s Word and life’s experiences. May You bless us with
understanding and may it make us happy. Your Word says that “Skillful and godly
Wisdom is more precious than rubies.” May we know this to be true in our lives.
We ask once again for your “Skillful and godly wisdom.” We want to walk in the
highway of pleasantness. We want our paths to be peace. May we never be
hotheads. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
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