 | EncouragmentWisdom’s Dollar FigurePosted Thursday, May 6th, 2010 and visited 300 times, 3 so far today by MInTheGap |
Finding wisdom is not for the faint of heart—and few are the people that actually understand its worth.
When Solomon became King of Israel after his father David, God approached Solomon with a proposition—ask for whatever you desire and it will be granted to you. He could have asked for gold, riches, or a great kingdom. Instead, he asked for wisdom and knowledge to lead God’s people well.
In the first part of Proverbs 2, we see the writer trying to impart the value of wisdom on his child. You see, many will not pursue wisdom. Yes, they’ll take what’s easy to know, and get a lot of information, but they will not go far looking after wisdom, for to know true wisdom requires work.
My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.1
The writer of Proverbs likens wisdom to seeking after silver and hidden treasure. We all know the stories of people that have dedicated their lives toward finding shipwrecked treasure and “the big find.”
Our writer is saying that following hard after wisdom is a noble goal and that only if you receive knowledge and search for it are you going to find it.
It’s not something that you’ll stumble upon. It’s not something easy to find. It is hard, but it is worth it.
For us—we know that there are many decisions to be made in life, and that there are also many things that we do that we wish we would have considered another option. Wisdom is one of those things that we’ll look back and wish we would have pursued—or we will plan to get while others are accumulating things that cost them less.
The choice is up to us.
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May 12th, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Strange thing was that Solomon made such a smart request so early in his life and then went on to blow it anyway, despite having so much “wisdom.” (I hope my story is more the opposite: I did lots of DUMB stuff when I was younger and now that I’m older I ‘m trying to get it together and seek wisdom. Starting with the Word of God!)
For such a wise guy, Solomon sure was a dummy in the end. Let’s hope we don’t follow his example.
June 17th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
The choice is up to use on how we want accept it and what we want to do with that wisdom. Good advice often goes unused by most people. Try and listen to what others are saying. You could learn a thing or two.