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. Proverbs 2:4-5 – Not surprisingly since we are studying Proverbs, but we see the writer urging us to pursue wisdom. He uses language that points out that wisdom isn’t something that just falls into our minds, but we must pursue it. Words like receive, treasure, incline your heart to it, call out for it, seek and search for it. Yes, it will be work, but the payoff is the Lord’s wisdom. Yet we also see there is another path, a much easier path, a path given to us by the “forbidden woman.” A path that leads to the immorality of the world. It is a far easier path than that of the pursuit of wisdom, but it comes at a much greater cost. Wiersbe put it this way, “There’s a price to pay if we would gain spiritual wisdom, but there’s an even greater price to pay if we don’t gain it. We must walk with God through the study of His Word.” The price of imitating the steps of the forbidden woman by breaking step with God to pursue sin instead of Him is a far easier path, but the price is our doom, and possibly even our death. While the path is more difficult to pursue the Lord and His wisdom through His word, it will shield you from the paths that only lead to your harm. Let us then today recommit to our pursuit of the Lord, breaking any step that was established not out of our obedience to the Lord but through our desire to sin. Since we have such a Good Father that desires our best, why would we ever reject such directions to chase after what only brings death? I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2910
Question To Ponder: What does your current pursuit of the Lord’s wisdom look like?
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