Text:
Proverbs 8:10-21
KEY VERSES
(Proverbs 8:11, NIV).
Proverbs 8:10-21
KEY VERSES
(Proverbs 8:11, NIV).
Knowledge and wisdom seem like the
same thing at first, but they are different. Knowledge means having information
and understanding about a subject.
This is gained by self-study or at
school. However, wisdom is the ability to make sensible decisions or judgments
even without knowledge and they gain this through the help of the Holy Spirit.
In the Old Testament, God gave
wisdom to Solomon. It does not mean that Solomon knew everything in the world.
Whenever Solomon had a problem, he would have the wisdom to solve the problem,
for instance, One day, two prostitutes came to King Solomon seeking justice.
They lived in the same house. One of
them had a baby three days after the other one’s baby was born. One, however,
killed her baby by mistake.
She exchanges the dead baby with the
other woman’s baby and pretended to be innocent. Both claiming the living baby
went to King Solomon for a real trial.
King Solomon tested each mother’s
love discerned the real mother, and returned the living baby to its mother.
King Solomon solved this problem with wisdom, although he did not have
scientific knowledge such as the DNA test of today.
How can we have this kind of wisdom?
When we graft ourselves into Jesus
who is the source of wisdom, we become wise. Dr D.W. Kenyon said Christian
countries in Europe have produced a great number of inventions and discoveries
and have become rich.
They have invented new things
because their people believed in Jesus and gained wisdom.
Many people say negative words, “I
don’t have wisdom. I cannot do it.” The Lord, however, does not work when we
speak negative words.
When we are grafted into Jesus who
is wisdom, and when we depend upon Him, we will receive unimaginable wisdom to
solve problems in our family, business, and in our daily living.
CONTROLLING THOUGHTS
We shows wisdom when we can discern and solve real or prospective problems.
PRAYER
Lord, grant me knowledge, understanding and wisdom.
BIBLE READING FOR A YEAR
Genesis 41-42; Romans 14
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