LIVE: "The Fear of the Lord, THAT is Wisdom" (Job 28), Part 2 of 5

Send us Fan MailMen will drill through rock, cross oceans, and reshape mountains for something shiny. That image from Job hits differently when you realize how much effort we’ll spend to gain wealth, while treating wisdom like an optional extra. We walk through Job 28’s sharp contrast: humans can uncover the earth’s secrets, but they cannot price wisdom, locate it, or reach it by effort alone. We bring in Proverbs with Candy, Rodney, Meg, Sean, Mariah, and Pat to show what Scripture says wisdom really is: better than silver, better than choice gold, more precious than rubies. We talk about why wisdom confronts our pride, why our flesh resists being told it is wrong, and why “a way that seems right” can still end in ruin. Then we get painfully practical: are we as diligent with Bible study, prayer, and meditation as the world is with money, status, and comfort? We also wrestle with the modern temptation to replace spiritual formation with information. Google, AI, and ChatGPT can retrieve words fast, but they cannot do what the Holy Spirit does: teach, convict, give continuity across Scripture, and make truth live in the soul. Pat shares how losing easy internet access unexpectedly sharpened his thinking and helped him stay present in study instead of multitasking. If you want deeper Christian wisdom, stronger spiritual disciplines, and a clearer view of what “real riches” means, listen through and reflect with us. Subscribe, share this with a friend who feels stuck, and leave a review with the one habit you want to change after hearing Job’s question: where will you search for wisdom?Support the showBE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!