Wisdom for the day
As a young mum of 5, I had a deep hunger to know the best
way to mould and care for my babies.
Materialistically, I had grown up with little and still had
about that, but I started to explore God’s wisdom to find the answers and guidance
I sought. I studied what I found in the Bible but also relied a lot on the
wonderful connection I felt between me and God and His love for me.
The following passages became mantra-like for me. To know
that I’d been granted access to the same forces that framed the universe gave
me incredible inspiration.
Pr3:19-20
“BY wisdom the Lord
laid the Earth’s foundations, and by understanding He set the heavens in place.
By knowledge the mountains were formed and the clouds let drop their
dew.”
Pr 24:3-4
“By wisdom a house is
built & by understanding it is established
By knowledge its rooms are
filled with rare and beautiful treasures.”
I concluded from these verses that God had given me the
exact same abilities to raise my family (build my house) as he used to create perfection
in the universe. And in James we read that we can simply ask God if we find
ourselves in need of wisdom and he’ll freely give it to us (Jam 1:5)
Obviously wisdom is more than a lofty ideal. It has potent
practical application.
Wisdom at the beginning of all things
Just as Pr 3 states, wisdom was from the beginning. The book
of Proverbs espouses the countless benefits of walking in wisdom’s counsel.
Silver, gold, honour, long life, health, safety, practical knowledge and
rewarding relationships are ALL listed as blessings offered through Wisdom. Who
of us doesn’t want these things and yet how often we ignore what’s available to
us in the form of Wisdom, in order to acquire them? Or try to find other places
that share some of these truths without encountering God because Ego doesn’t
want to face Judgment. But Truth is God. Eternal. Unchanging.
Of course, it isn’t about knowing the theory of wisdom, it
is about reshaping one’s beliefs to harmonise with this Logic of God. And when
a person starts out on that path, that’s when he finds just how much he has
been alienating himself from the Truths of God’s wisdom, understanding and
knowledge. Prov 2 and Prov 8 are particularly good for a description of and the
benefits surrounding Wisdom. And also the level of dedication it takes to
attain her company and blessing. Nothing short of your complete commitment will
yield these returns. Total alignment-and once aligned...the rest follows.
No Punishment Today
Proverbs 1:7 opens with the concept that the “fear of the
Lord is the beginning of Wisdom” but ‘fear’ here is referred to “a reverential
respect” for God and his ways...not a terror of being punished by him. God isn’t
punishing anyone at this point and if anyone tells you differently, you can say
that Jesus bore the punishment of ALL of, not only your past , present and
future “sin”, but everyone’s past, present and future shortcomings! Anyone
willing to accept this can be free of judgment, come boldly to God’s throne of
Grace and experience God’s peace.
And then, on the other hand, if you encounter someone who
tells you there’s no need to receive forgiveness then evaluate the fruit of their
self worth.
Perhaps some can find a way to get free of judgment another
way, but I’ve not really encountered it. Somewhere along the line, I find
people come to a place where they can’t forgive themselves and so suffer self
inflicted guilt. This is the guilt that destroys us. Telling oneself it’s ok is not the same as
freedom-trust me!
The antidote to a poor self worth is being LOVED as you are.
God does this but if he hadn’t provided a gateway for man to approach him, we
would still be running and hiding like Adam, when God wanted to come and
commune with us. Because we feel GUILTY!
We can’t even reason WHY
we feel bad, or why we feel the need to justify. The mind and heart become an
endless labyrinth-an abyss of rationalisms. Personally, I gave up trying to
understand and just accepted that I can enjoy freedom from judgment without
having to analyse it, by surrendering to Wisdom.
To accept this “wisdom of God” opened my heart and keeps it
open to receive whatever other insights I need to live well.
To Live As I Was Designed
So I believe I was created and fashioned to live as a mini
version of God, co-creating together with God using the laws he established
through wisdom , understanding and knowledge ( AKA law of Attraction/ Love). In
French, “knowledge” is translated “la science”. I love this as it signifies the
affinity rather than enmity of God and Science. Religion and Science have had
issues, but the truth about God is SCIENCE. Science just takes a little while
to catch up and make instruments that measure what was previously “invisible”.
I want the wealth God intended for me...all of it! And every
kind of it promised to those who walk with Wisdom.