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Where does wisdom come from?

Job 28:20-28 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? 21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. 22 Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. 23 God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. 24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven; 25 To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure. 26 When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder: 27 Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out. 28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
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Wisdom: we go to school to try to find it, we hope we have it when we’re old, so much of our society’s energy has been spent in the pursuit of it – yet it is right before our eyes ...

Wisdom comes from the fear of the Lord.

Job, in Job 28 speaks to this issue – God alone is wise. He created the heavens and the earth. He controls the water and the wind, the rain and the lightning and the thunder and “HE SAID UNTO MAN, BEHOLD, THE FEAR OF THE LORD, THAT IS WISDOM; AND TO DEPART FROM EVIL IS UNDERSTANDING”.

The question for us today is this: do we fear God? Do we so reverence our creator that He holds the first and foremost place in our hearts? Do we see that our sin grieves God like a parent is grieved over their child’s disobedience? Do we esteem God such that we fear disappointing Him? If so, then we have the fear of the Lord. If not, the encouragement this morning is to ask God to change those hearts that are focused on anything else or that are calloused to the things of God.

Why should we reverence God? Besides the obvious here in the book of Job, the one word answer is LOVE. We should fear grieving our Lord because of how much He loves us, because of how much He has done for us, and because of how much He wants to care for us in the future. If we choose to not fear the Lord, we cut ourselves off from so many blessings that He has in store for us. If we choose to not fear our Father in Heaven, we cut ourselves off from the fellowship and intimacy that only comes from obedience. If we choose to not fear God, we essentially “spit in His face” telling Him that we don’t really need Him, the sacrifice of His Son (Jesus) or His love.

If we really love God with our heart, mind, soul, and strength – fearing Him, reverencing Him and walking in awe of Him will come naturally. If we don’t, then pray that we do love Him more, fear Him more, reverence Him more, and gain the wisdom that can only come from the author and finisher of our faith. God the Father gave His only begotten Son, Jesus, to die for our sins because He loves us.

Pray with me that we love God and fear Him reverently...



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posted by Pastor Jim @ 6:38 AM