Dear Missionary Lady,
Greetings in the name of the all-wise God. I’m so thankful that He knows and understands things that we humans cannot.
Job recognized how hard wisdom is to come by. “But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living” (Job 28:12-13). He concluded that “it is hid from the eyes of all living” (v. 21).
Where then is wisdom? “God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven (vs. 23-24). Job then describes just a bit of God’s wisdom regarding His creation.
Can man have wisdom? Yes, it is found in fearing God. “Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding” (v. 28). When man has any wisdom, it is only when he recognizes that he must look only to God and follow His ways. Wisdom is found in the pathway of devoting oneself to God and in esteeming Him so highly that God’s ways become the filter for everything.
God does want man to have wisdom. He invites, “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him” (James 1:5).
May our all-knowing God guide you in His ways, giving you wisdom for living and for every avenue of service that He has for you.
Love in Christ,
Peggy Holt
member at Open Door Baptist Church in Lebanon, PA
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