B.I.B.L.E.- Wisdom Calls Aloud To Us

THIS IS...

Basic Instruction Before Leaving Earth.

Hey New Believers in Christ...and those who are seeking!

I know it is tough to know how to live a life in Christ as a new convert, and as a seasoned believer in him. But you have to know that God has already supplied everything that you need to live a successful life through his Son Jesus. He has already prepared the tools that you will need. They will work for you if ...you apply them to your lifestyle and remain open to Gods spirit! Wisdom is one of those tools! She boldly makes herself known and available to you. But if you reject wisdom, there is a heavy price that you will ultimately end up paying.

Proverbs 1:20-33

Wisdom calls aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the public squares; at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, in the gateways of the city she makes her speech:

"How long will you simple one love your simple ways?

How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

If you had responded to my rebuke,

I would have poured out my heart to you and made my thoughts known to you.

But since you rejected me when I called and

no one gave heed when I stretched out my hand,

since you ignored all my advice

and would not accept my rebuke ,

I in turn will laugh at your disaster;

I will mock when calamity overtakes you--

when calamity overtakes you like a storm,

when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind,

when distress and trouble overwhelm you.

Then they will call to me but I will not answer;

they will look for me but will not find me.

Since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord,

since they would not accept my advice and spurned my rebuke,

they will not eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.

For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,

and the complacency of fools will destroy them;

but whoever listens to me will live in safety

and be at ease, without fear of harm."

Footnotes

(v.1) The picture of wisdom calling aloud in the streets is a personification--a literary device to make wisdom come alive for us. Wisdom is not a separate being; it is the mind of God revealed. By reading about Jesus Christ's earthly ministry, we can see wisdom in action. In order to understand how to become wise, we can listen to wisdom calling and instructing us in the book of Proverbs. *(For New Testament calls to wisdom, see 2 Timothy 1: 7 & James 1:5). Make sure you don't reject God's offer of wisdom to you!

Keep learning People!

Meetta