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Monday... There are benefits if we choose it.


Proverbs 9:12 (NLT), "If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit. If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer."

Monday... There are benefits if we choose it.

Let's say we have this lamp and it has a cord and we have two choices to choose from to plug it in to get light. Now the closer plug isn't connected to anything but the other is connected to electricity. You plug into one and you get no light and the other is light. Now as long as the sun is shining outside and the blinds are open then there is no problem but when it gets dark then there is trouble.


Now maybe we have this house manual that tells us which one is the wise one to plug into then we do what it says. It first is wiser to check the manual and then to do what it says. 

The house manual says if we choose the right one we will benefit for a long time but the closer one makes sense and I really don't like manuals. I am really smart and I can figure it out. But is that wise?

Now Proverbs 9:12 (NLT) says, "If you become wise, you will be the one to benefit. If you scorn wisdom, you will be the one to suffer."

It is so important to see that wisdom is connected to God and it is definetly long lasting. Verse 10 (AMP) says, "The [reverent] fear of the LORD [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of wisdom [its starting point and its essence], and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding and spiritual insight." Yes that is so important.

And verse 11 says, "For by me (wisdom from God) your days will be multiplied, and years of life will increase." Yes, there are benefits if we chose it live by it.

Now sometimes our emotion comes along and we really wonder if we know better so we waver. Maybe that other plug is the right one. It is closer. We don't need a long cord. And we are thinking that plugging into the closer one really makes sense and it does until the sun goes down.

Margaret and I have made a decision based on what we believe is the wise thing to do but it is easy to waver a little bit when we aren't getting the result we want right now. It can be so easy to let our smarts come in and take over but we had a time yesterday when we reinforced that wisdom is the key way to live.

Yes, we are human and sometimes the manual isn't specific but the Spirit of the Lord can come in and reinforce what is the wise thing to do and where we have maybe gotten off track or again show us what is the wise thing to do.

Now my getting up this morning and reading this from Proverbs, the book of wisdom, was the wise thing to do. Yes, the Lord speaks through His Spirit and His word. And there are definite benefits if we connect with God and meditate on what he says to us personally. 

Yes, there are definitely long lasting benefits if we seek and live by wisdom. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning





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