Procuring God’s Wisdom We are told in Proverbs to get both wisdom and understanding. Solomon said, “Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth … Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.” (Proverbs 4:5-7) Getting wisdom is then the […]

Check With God First Don’t make a decision before you check it out with God first. Looks can be deceiving, take the story of Joshua and the Gibeonites. After their resounding victories over Jericho and Ai, every people group heard about it and started gathering their forces to fight, but not the Gibeonites. It says […]

Wisdom Belongs to God One of God’s attributes is that He knows it all; it’s called, “Omniscient,” or “All Knowing.” In other words, the whole of wisdom is wrapped up in God. Job said, “To God belong wisdom and power; counsel and understanding are his.” (Job 12:13) The Apostle Paul said, “Oh, the depth of […]

Living a Balanced Life At first what Solomon is saying seems blasphemous. “Do not be overly righteous, nor be overly wise: why should you destroy yourself? Do not be overly wicked, nor be foolish: why should you die before your time?” (Ecclesiastes 7:16-17 NKJV) But what Solomon is saying is to live a balanced life […]