Wisdom

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 22nd of October 2022, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

“For he was wiser than all men.”
1 Kings 4:31

Who are we talking about? We are talking about Solomon, the wisest man that ever lived. In 1 Kings 3:5, you will see that the Lord said to Solomon, 

“Ask! What shall I give you?”

In verse 9, Solomon’s response to God was: 

“Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?”
1 Kings 3:9

Wisdom is something that God gives us when we ask Him. Now, Solomon asked correctly. He didn’t ask for anything for himself. He asked the Lord to give him the wisdom to be able to govern the great nation of Israel, and because God saw his generous, selfless heart, God gave him everything.  

He was the richest man that had ever lived, that's a fact, richer than Bill Gates or anybody else, they have worked it out in relation to the riches of those days. He was also the wisest man. Remember, two women, two prostitutes, came to Solomon with a baby that they both said was theirs. Solomon said to his servant, “Bring me a sharp sword.” He said to the two women, “Give me the baby and I will cut the baby in half and give you half each.” Of course, the real mother said, “No, no! Give the baby to the other woman.” Then the wisest man on earth said, “There is the real mother.”

I want to say to you that God gives us wisdom, not to make ourselves special, but to help others. Charles Spurgeon said something very interesting. He said, 

“Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise, no - but to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.”

I want to encourage you today to ask the Lord to give you wisdom so that you can remain humble and He can teach you. John Calvin was one of the greatest theologians of his time and he said, “This is our wisdom, to become learners to the end.” You never arrive. I must be honest with you, the older I am getting, the more I realise that I know very little or nothing, but wisdom comes from the Lord. Wisdom is to know when to speak and when not to speak but to listen.

Remember young people, God gave us two ears and one mouth. Why? Because He wants us to listen twice as much as He wants us to speak!

“In the multitude of words sin is not lacking,
But he who restrains his lips is wise.”
Proverbs 10:19

God bless you and have a wonderful day.
Goodbye.