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Friday... So what are we hungry for?


Proverbs 15:14 (NLT), "A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash."

Friday... So what are we hungry for?

I am a person who really loves donuts. I really do hunger for them but I know that they are not a healthy food for me so when someone asks me what I want to eat I say, I can't eat what I want. Yes we have choices. We can eat what isn't good for us. We can feed on trash.


Now Proverbs 15:14 (NLT) says, "A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while a fool feeds on trash."

Yes, knowledge is so very important. It really is but so is wisdom, being wise. Knowledge is what you know - facts, information, skills and understanding what you've learned. We need knowledge. Knowledge tells me that donuts are not good for me to eat to be healthy, to live a long life. So maybe once or twice a month but not everyday. Yes we need knowledge even at 78 years of age. I still want to know.

But being wise is more. You see, wisdom is how you use what you know - the ability to apply knowledge in a way that's good, fair, and effective, especially in complex or uncertain situations. Knowledge: You know that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom: You know not to put it in a fruit salad. More seriously, knowledge fills your mind. wisdom guides your decisions.

Verse 14 in the Amplified Bible says, "The mind of the intelligent and discerning seeks knowledge and eagerly inquires after it, but the mouth of the [stubborn] fool feeds on foolishness." We need knowledge. Yes we do.

But we also need wisdom. That is why reading the book of Proverbs and seeking for wisdom from God is also so, so very important.

Verse 33 says, "The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the instruction for wisdom [its starting point and its essence] And before honor comes humility." 

We need knowledge but we need God to know how to use it. Yes we need to be hungry for knowledge but we really need to hunger for God and his wisdom, his directions, his purpose, his forgiveness.

Now verse 15 is very wise. It says, "All the days of the afflicted are bad." That a good thing to know but it doesn't stop there. It goes on, "But a glad heart has a continual feast [regardless the circumstances.] Now that is wisdom. That is the way to handle the bad. Yes, God is so good and His way is best!

Yes, "A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash." We need knowledge and wisdom. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

 

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