Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors. For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord, but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death.” Proverbs 8:34-36 – As I write this devotion, Black Friday is coming soon and the ladies in my house are very excited about it. They are planning out which stores they are going to go to, and which ones they’ll wait at the doors to get in quickly. As we read this chapter, wisdom is speaking and urging us to pursue it just like this. Watch and wait daily at my doors, be ready to rush and pursue wisdom. For it is available and more precious than the finest of gold. Wisdom was with the Lord as He created the perfectness of creation and wisdom is available to be with us in our daily lives. Wisdom though must be pursued. No one is going to get that special Black Friday deal by just sitting at home not going after the deal. Nor will wisdom be found accidently or just land in our laps. We must pursue wisdom by seeking it out daily in God’s word and in community with other believers who have walked this life of faith longer than us. Let this not be an overly confusing task either, for God is not seeking to make this difficult to pursue and find. Pray for wisdom, read scripture, listen to wise and trusted counsel, and make every effort to be often seeking such things out. For Solomon outlines clearly for us in these verses the end of someone’s life who is content in their foolishness and doesn’t seek out Godly wisdom. Find life, blessing, riches, and favor from the Lord by letting wisdom by your pursuit. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2916
Question To Ponder: What is something you have pursued hard and how could that pursuit help you understand what your pursuit of wisdom should look like?
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