Wisdom

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
-Proverbs 4:7

We live in a world that laughs in the face of God. People look at God's knowledge and wisdom as unimportant and useless. But we can see from the verse above that wisdom and knowledge are of utmost importance to our God. In Proverbs 16:16, David states that it is better to get wisdom and understanding than to get gold and choice silver.

If this is so important to God, don't you think it should also be important to us?

Rather than having the wisdom of the world, God wants us to have the right kind of wisdom. His word is full of knowledge and truth, unlike the wisdom of the world.

In John Bunyan's "Pilgrims Progress, Christian (who is trying to get directions to the wicker gate) happens upon a man called  Mr. Worldly Wiseman. This man gives Christian some so called "wise advice", saying that the way in which Christian is travelling will only lead him to pain, hunger and darkness. But his worldly knowledge leads Christian astray. From that example, we can see that the worlds wisdom is directly against what God says.

The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken; lo they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them? Jeremiah 8:9

God's wisdom is best.

"Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world...But we speak the wisdom of God. 1 Corinthians 2:6a-7a. 

 I challenge you to follow after wisdom. Seek it with your whole heart, for this is well pleasing unto the LORD.

~Caitlyn