SEEK AND SEARCH

Proverbs 2:2

So that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding. Proverbs 2:2, NKJV

For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth comes knowledge and understanding; he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly. Proverbs 2:6-7, NKJV

There is only one source of wisdom. To look anywhere else is foolish and wasteful. All wisdom is from the Lord. And He gives it to whomever He will. Knowledge and understanding are also His gifts, and He speaks them by His Spirit, His Word, and preachers.

Wisdom, knowledge, and understanding are related aspects of the ability to judge rightly, to know the right moral or practical solution for unique dilemmas or situations. They are the means by which you can identify truth and error, right and wrong, good and evil. They are the conditions for a blessed and successful life of peace and righteousness. Wisdom is not measured by IQ, degrees, or achievements.

Wisdom is superior to these. Human intelligence is not a source of wisdom. A humble laborer of modest intelligence who fears and obeys God will have greater wisdom than a proud genius trusting his analytical but depraved mind. For the Lord

gives wisdom!

Wisdom and character are worth more than intelligence. Human education is not a source of wisdom. Education can be a handicap. For the Lord gives wisdom! One sees God in every aspect of his simple life; another hallucinates about big bang theories and his monkey mother. God has declared war against this approach to wisdom. In verse six we see that God is the one who gives us godly wisdom, and it comes from His mouth and His understanding.

This means that if we want to be wise, we must read the Bible, as it records the things that He has spoken. As we read God's Word, we will receive His knowledge and understanding about any issue that we desire to know about. This means when we have a certain problem that we are dealing with in our lives, we should do two things immediately: 1) seek God in prayer about the problem, and 2) search the Bible as to what it says about the problem!!!

Father, thank You for this day and for waking us up and setting us on our way. Lord, pour out Your abundant blessings upon us and our family today. Lord, we are grateful that You have left us the Bible with all of its wisdom and knowledge, so that we do not get lost in this life or overwhelmed by the problems that we face. Lord, we thank You for every problem we face and for the help as we find the answer to overcome the situation. Lord, grace to all we meet today. Lord, give us the grace to do that. Lord, use us to share the gospel of grace to all we meet today.

Father, we love You. Amen.