Wisdom For Dummies
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
Proverbs 8:5
I used to think Solomon was talking of oxymoron - simple who are wise and fools with understanding. Surely, he got his terminology mixed up, right? No, he was simply preceding our Saviour's discussion that wisdom and understanding is not contingent upon a formal education. Rather, it is gained through the heart vice the brain. Confusing? Let's let Jesus explain.
Jesus explains in Matthew 13:14-15, "And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them." And in John 6:63, Jesus states "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life."
The condition of the heart is the heart of the matter! Unless our heart is submissive, we profit nothing by hearing His word. However, if our heart is made right with God, he describes the benefits of seeing, hearing and understanding with your heart. And these words are the spirit and life to those who heed.
Nowhere did Jesus predicate the requirement of being educated or talented. The only pre-requisite He lists is the condition of the heart. Even dummies can be wise if their heart is right with God!
Is your heart ready to receive His words today? When He speaks, will you hear? If not, prepare your heart to become educated in wisdom!
Proverbs 8:5
I used to think Solomon was talking of oxymoron - simple who are wise and fools with understanding. Surely, he got his terminology mixed up, right? No, he was simply preceding our Saviour's discussion that wisdom and understanding is not contingent upon a formal education. Rather, it is gained through the heart vice the brain. Confusing? Let's let Jesus explain.
Jesus explains in Matthew 13:14-15, "And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them." And in John 6:63, Jesus states "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life."
The condition of the heart is the heart of the matter! Unless our heart is submissive, we profit nothing by hearing His word. However, if our heart is made right with God, he describes the benefits of seeing, hearing and understanding with your heart. And these words are the spirit and life to those who heed.
Nowhere did Jesus predicate the requirement of being educated or talented. The only pre-requisite He lists is the condition of the heart. Even dummies can be wise if their heart is right with God!
Is your heart ready to receive His words today? When He speaks, will you hear? If not, prepare your heart to become educated in wisdom!
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