Moving Up To Wisdom Prov. 2:6, “For the Lord gives wisdom; from - TopicsExpress

Moving Up To Wisdom Prov. 2:6, “For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.” In the previous comparison, you can see a sharp divide between the Christian (Biblical) worldview and the Non-Biblical worldviews. I was raised under the Biblical model, and have adhered to its teachings in varying degrees over the years. Over the past twenty years, I have come to realize that the Bible is the only source of truth for living a meaningful life. Needless to say, as an avid reader in my younger years, and then as a university professor, the number of books that I have scanned, read, and gleaned from, would run in the multi-hundreds. Each of these writings provided me with a partial picture of what I needed to know, but it was the Bible that captured my heart, and gave me the answers I needed for life itself. There is a difference between reading the Bible and studying the Bible. We can read and not get any meaning out of the words. I may see the words on the page, but my mind is somewhere else. The word study implies to make an effort, to be earnest, to be diligent. When we ponder or reflect on the passages we begin to move from just being aware of something to understanding it. As we dwell in the Word, returning to it each day, the words and the passages begin to come alive. Our ultimate goal is to change our thinking from the way the world thinks, to the way Jesus thinks. In doing so, we begin to take on the characteristics of wisdom. Wisdom is a level above worldly knowledge in that it involves both the understanding and application of God’s truth in our daily lives. When that happens, life begins to take on a whole new perspective. James 1:5-6 tells us that if we lack wisdom, we need to ask God for it, in faith.