Tuesday 22 May 2018

May 22: Job 28:20-28

Key Verse: Job 28:28
And he said to the human race, “The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.”

Devotion:
The difference between God’s wisdom and our wisdom is much more than anything we can think of. We may like to think of it as being the difference between a toy car and a real car, but in reality, it cannot be described by us because we simply do not know the depth of it. Job began to see the vast difference between earthly wisdom and Godly wisdom when his friends tried to explain what God was allowing into his life. To put it quite simply, they could not explain anything because they lacked the understanding!

When we try to explain things from God’s view, or try to explain things that God has done, we will always fall short of the mark. But, having said that, God has given us a source of wisdom which is enough for us. The scriptures have been written so we will be able to understand as much as we need to. He has given us enough instruction so we will be able to understand that He is our God and we need to depend on Him because of His infinite wisdom. Adam and Eve were tempted to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; they were thrown out of the garden to ensure they did not disobey God and try the fruit from the tree of knowledge. God does not want us to have to cope with that sort of wisdom nor to want it.

To fear the Lord is to recognise His wisdom and that He alone has the capacity for such wisdom. When we understand that part, then we may seek the wisdom He gives to us; the scriptures holding all we require. The true wisdom is hidden in Christ, revealed by the scriptures, and received by us through our faith and through the Holy Spirit. That wisdom will not feed pride, greed, vanity nor lust because it is there to exercise our faith. It teaches and instructs us to fear God, depart from evil and to depend on Him. That is the beginning of wisdom that we can know.

Points to Ponder:
Where do you go to learn things?

How much do you depend on your bible for instruction?