Prov
4:7-9 (ESV)
7 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom,
and
whatever you get, get insight.
8 Prize
her highly, and she will exalt you;
she
will honor you if you embrace her.
9 She
will place on your head a graceful garland;
she
will bestow on you a beautiful crown."
NOTE: So, there is a
line of thinking today in the church that teaches that God does everything and
you do not need to do anything. Which makes you wonder why so many Christians
live less than Christian lives since they clearly are not doing anything. "Let
go and let God" is the mantra. The problem with that thinking is that it
is a corruption of truth. Yes, we can't change ourselves, only God can renew us
and make us new. But we have a responsibility, and it is very simply this--we
have to take the first step. It won't happen until we take the first step.
Until we CHOOSE to obey; until we CHOOSE to repent; until we choose, nothing
will happen--God will not force anything upon us. We must take action and then
trust him to work out his will through us. In this verse, the author states
very simply an eternal principle--the beginning of wisdom starts with the
pursuit of wisdom. God does not provide it by osmosis. We have to CHOOSE to
seek it. We need to STUDY. We need to APPLY. We need to GET IN THE WORD. It
WON'T happen any other way. And I am firmly convinced that to suggest otherwise
is to propagate a lie among the body.
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