The Voice Of Wisdom

We Want To Hear From YOU!This morning let’s listen to a profound message from Wisdom.I am Lady Wisdom, and I live next to Sanity;    Knowledge and Discretion live just down the street.The Fear-of-God means hating Evil,    whose ways I hate with a passion—    pride and arrogance and crooked talk.Good counsel and common sense are my characteristics;    I am both Insight and the Virtue to live it out.With my help, leaders rule,    and lawmakers legislate fairly;With my help, governors govern,    along with all in legitimate authority.I love those who love me;    those who look for me find me.Wealth and Glory accompany me—    also substantial Honor and a Good Name.My benefits are worth more than a big salary, even a very big salary;    the returns on me exceed any imaginable bonus.You can find me on Righteous Road—that’s where I walk—    at the intersection of Justice Avenue,Handing out life to those who love me,    filling their arms with life—armloads of life!22-31 “God sovereignly made me—the first, the basic—    before he did anything else.I was brought into being a long time ago,    well before Earth got its start.I arrived on the scene before Ocean,    yes, even before Springs and Rivers and Lakes.Before Mountains were sculpted and Hills took shape,    I was already there, newborn;Long before God stretched out Earth’s Horizons,    and tended to the minute details of Soil and Weather,And set Sky firmly in place,    I was there.When he mapped and gave borders to wild Ocean,    built the vast vault of Heaven,    and installed the fountains that fed Ocean,When he drew a boundary for Sea,    posted a sign that said no trespassing,And then staked out Earth’s Foundations,    I was right there with him, making sure everything fit.Day after day I was there, with my joyful applause,    always enjoying his company,Delighted with the world of things and creatures,    happily celebrating the human family.32-36 “So, my dear friends, listen carefully;    those who embrace these my ways are most blessed.Mark a life of discipline and live wisely;    don’t squander your precious life.Blessed the man, blessed the woman, who listens to me,    awake and ready for me each morning,    alert and responsive as I start my day’s work.When you find me, you find life, real life,    to say nothing of God’s good pleasure.But if you wrong me, you damage your very soul;    when you reject me, you’re flirting with death.”I have just read to you the Message translation of Proverbs 8:22-36.  This morning I urge you to walk in wisdom, talk with wisdom, let your path be guided by wisdom.  Godly wisdom is a strength like no other. REMEMBER.Support the showwww.BibleDeliverance.org