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1/14/2011 - Proverbs 3:14-15 The Real World Value of Wisdom
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SCRIPTURE: Proverbs 3:14-15 For wisdom is more profitable than silver, and her wages are better than gold. 15 Wisdom is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.
OBSERVATION: This scripture has never been more true than now. We live in a world that both rewards ideas and quickly and harshly punishes unwise decisions (like investing in the wrong stock). More than ever we need to be asking God for wisdom (as He promises in James) and looking for ideas what can only come from Him. In Genesis, Jacob has a dream and an angel tells him what to do in order to increase the flocks and herds that he possesed. By following the idea given to him by the angel, he became a wealthy man. If, as the scripture tells us, the ability to gain wealth is given to us by the Lord, we ought to be seeking ideas to make that wealth.
The other side of wisdom is making good choices. Here is where we need to be listening to people as well. Wisdom comes both from God and from wise people. We would be well served to have those in our lives who can help us know what the right thing is to do. But we have to be humble enough to listen.
APPLICATION: Until recently it had not occured to me that God could give me ideas on how to make wealth. Yet, He has promised to do so. I have begun and will continue to ask for this kind of wisdom and insight.
PRAYER: Dear God, please give me wisdom. Ideas that can generate wealth for my family and for Your Kingdom. Wisdom that directs me as to what to do and what not to do. May I value wisdom as much as You do.
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Thank you for this. I get a lot of ideas all the time....in the past I acted on most of them. Not good. I could tell what was a God inspired idea becasue it was often so far away from my own thinking...and then of course the proof is in the experience. Now that its clear the idea both my husband I got were from Him we are now wondering if wealth creation was God's intention but wisdom. At the risk of sounding ungrateful, we look successful and yes all of our wants and needs are being met but there is no surplus. Rising costs blah blah...its sucking profit. Ideally we'd like both the tangibles and non tangibles. WE've been told by my stepfather to buy and sell. Right now we manufacture most of what we do and its very expensive to do that not to mention very tiring. We are in process of figuring out what to uy and sell. So thanks Rev Randall for the bible reference and even the prayer and we'll see how it goes.
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