I want to exhort you today to get wisdom. In all of the things you are chasing after and looking for, if there is one thing you must strive to get, it is wisdom, knowledge, and understanding.
Many of us are running after many things but have left behind the one thing that matters most — wisdom.
Today, I want you to make the commitment to get the things that matters most, wisdom.
Why get wisdom?
It is important to get wisdom because;
1. Wisdom is the principal thing:
[Proverbs 4:7 KJV] “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
Wisdom may not be the only thing that is neccessary for success and significance but wisdom is the principal thing. Wisdom is the main thing. When you get wisdom, you have almost what matters most.
2. Wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of our times, and the strength of salvation:
[Isaiah 33:6 KJV] “And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.”
Wisdom and knowledge brings stability, strength and gives value. When you fear the Lord, you have the beginning of this treasure.
Wisdom and knowledge is the stability of the times. If you want to be stable and strong and valuable, then educate yourself.
3. God rejects those who reject knowledge:
[Hosea 4:6 KJV] “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children”
One thing God detests the most is intellectual dishonesty. If you know to do good, do it. When you reject knowledge, God rejects you. Let’s us be committed to get wisdom.
4. Wisdom gives life to those who have it:
The fourth reason why I want you to get wisdom is the fact that wisdom gives life to those who have it.
[Ecclesiastes 7:12 KJV] “For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.”
I pray that you will chase after wisdom and get it. She will give you life and grace and honour.
What is wisdom?
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Not every knowledge is wisdom. There is the wisdom of the world which is taught by demons and there is the wisdom of God that comes from above. Wisdom, therefore, is to;
- Know the will of God
- Learn how to do it and
- Actually doing it
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of both knowledge, wisdom, and understanding. Any wisdom that is devoid of the fear of the Lord is foolishness. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
How do you find wisdom?
1. By praying:
The Bible teaches that if any man lacks wisdom, he should pray and God will give him wisdom liberally. God will not deny you wisdom.
2. Paying a visit to your ants:
The scriptures secondly exhort the slothful man to go to the ant, learn of it’s ways, and be wise. The ant has a lot of lessons to teach. The ants can teach us liberally.
3. Sitting at the feet of your teachers:
Surely, this is one of the traditional ways of getting knowledge but it is not the only way.
Teachers teach and impact knowledge, but those who get it are those who sit humbly at their feet.
4. Delighting in the precepts of the Lord:
The Bible teaches that “knowledge is sweet to the soul of the wise, and the heart of the prudent seeks knowledge.”
We must all strive for the heart of the prudent. Loving and delighting in the precepts of the Lord is a key step towards wisdom and knowledge.
I have no doubt that you will heed my humble appeal to get wisdom. Wisdom is the principal thing. In all thy getting, get wisdom.
I love you
Pastor Noah Simpe Bediako
