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Wisdom Calls... Proverbs 8

2/18/2014

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Does not wisdom call?
    Does not understanding raise her voice?
2 On the heights beside the way,
    at the crossroads she takes her stand;
3 beside the gates in front of the town,
    at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud:
4 “To you, O men, I call,
    and my cry is to the children of man.
5 O simple ones, learn prudence;
    O fools, learn sense.
6 Hear, for I will speak noble things,
    and from my lips will come what is right,
7 for my mouth will utter truth;
    wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are righteous;
    there is nothing twisted or crooked in them.
9 They are all straight to him who understands,
    and right to those who find knowledge.
10 Take my instruction instead of silver,
    and knowledge rather than choice gold,
11 for wisdom is better than jewels,
    and all that you may desire cannot compare with her.
I read from proverbs 8 this morning and just wanted to copy out the whole chapter and let you read from it what you will.   And you can still do that.  My words aren't gospel that's for sure.  In fact, I often feel like a foolish one, struggling to not only understand the will of the Lord but then to incorporate it into my life.    But see here... Wisdom CALLS to me.  Wisdom (which is truly the fear of the Lord) wants me to know her.  Wants me to understand her.  Wants me to know she's more important that silver, gold, stuff, social standing, lies, etc.  Wisdom...the fear of the Lord... is far better than anything.  Wisdom is what we need and wisdom is what calls to us.

And so I will struggle on trying to know the Lord more... as he really is more important that anything else... and I'll continue to strive not to let other things get in my way of knowing him.   Not even cats trying hard to choke themselves... (as the cat Milo just did).  :)  
12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
    and I find knowledge and discretion.
13 The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
    and perverted speech I hate.
14 I have counsel and sound wisdom;
    I have insight; I have strength.
This is what wisdom is eh?  :)
Prudence, knowledge, discretion, fear of the Lord, hatred of evil, council, and insight and strength.   So really...who wouldn't want wisdom ruling their lives?
By me kings reign,
    and rulers decree what is just;
16 by me princes rule,
    and nobles, all who govern justly.
17 I love those who love me,
    and those who seek me diligently find me.
18 Riches and honor are with me,
    enduring wealth and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold,
    and my yield than choice silver.
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
    in the paths of justice,
21 granting an inheritance to those who love me,
    and filling their treasuries.
And look what wisdom does.  Helping kings and princes to rule, nobles to govern justly, riches, honour, enduring wealth and righteousness.  This is what wisdom gains.  NOTE: it is ENDURING wealth.   That sort of wealth isn't money or things.. all that stuff passes away over time.   The wealth of wisdom is in knowledge, faith, fear of the Lord and such things.  THOSE are what is treasured.
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Listen for the call of wisdom.  See what having wisdom brings into ones life.    HEAR instruction, be wise.  Keep to the ways of the Lord, hate evil and death, come daily to learn wisdom, learn discretion, do not be foolish.  THIS IS WHAT CALLS TO ME.

Oh...but that I might find with the Lord himself.   Let me well learn the way of wisdom Lord, let me well learn it
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