Faith & Reflection: Voices from the Black Church and Beyond
- Listen to Wisdom; she calls the sons of God to heed instruction and keep her ways for blessing.
- Wait and watch daily at her gates; those who find Christ and Wisdom obtain life and favor.
- Rejecting Wisdom harms the self; embracing her brings blessing, life, and favor with the Lord.
In our last post, we talked about how easy it is to see that Jesus is simply another name for wisdom. Jesus is all wisdom, and it flows out of all He did and said during His life on this earth, and is echoed in all the Scripture passages that speak of Him.
Today will be a short post, because I want you to spend more time meditating on the words of this passage rather than what I have to contribute to it.
Wisdom speaks to his sons
It is distinctive to note the change from Solomon speaking to his son to Wisdom speaking to sons, plural. We are finishing the eighth chapter, and still working from the first-person perspective of Wisdom, or as we know, Jesus Christ. After sharing the benefits of wisdom and the work of wisdom in creation, the chapter ends with this:
“And now, O sons, listen to me: blessed are those who keep my ways. Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it. Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors. For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord, but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love death.” (Proverbs 8:32-36 ESV)
This is a word of blessing for all who find and listen to wisdom.
What we find in wisdom
In the days ahead, ponder these verses and this thought.
- In finding wisdom, we find Christ.
- In finding Christ, we find wisdom.
- In finding Christ and His wisdom, we find life and favor with God.
Grace and Peace
If you missed the last Friday Focus post, click HERE, or start this Walking in Wisdom series from the beginning.
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