Wisdom

Wisdom

If I receive Your words and treasure Your commands,

If I turn my ear toward wisdom,

If my heart is inclined to understand, and I call out for insight and discernment,

If I seek it like silver,

If I pursue it like a hidden treasure,

Then I begin to comprehend the fear of the Lord

This is the beginning of wisdom – the sweet and reverent awe of my God, my Creator, my King.

The price of which is far beyond rubies and the procuring of is a blessing.

May my eyes never focus on earthly goals.

May I never despise instruction.

May I never forget Your teaching.

This is the beginning of wisdom.

Proverbs 2:1-5, “My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding—indeed, if you call out for insight   and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.”

Job 28:18, “Coral and jasper are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.”

Proverbs 3:13, “Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding.”

Proverbs 17:24, “A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.”

Proverbs 1:7, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”

Proverbs 3:1, “My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart.”

*We touched on Proverbs 2:1-5 this week in our parenting class, Instructing a Child’s Heart. The passage stayed with me long after the class dismissed.