Thursday, February 12, 2015

February 12, 2015

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding." Proverbs 9:10

I hope you have burned this question into you heart and mind because it is a question that answers just about everything. So, one more time for good measure let's review: "In light of my past experience, my current circumstances and my future hopes and dreams what is the wise thing for me to do."

Isn't that a great question? 

Doesn't it bring clarity to your decision? But it also only brings you to the edge of wisdom because wisdom requires a commitment to a course of action.

Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived except for Jesus, said that wisdom begins with a decision to fear God.

What I find interesting is the large number of people who don't profess to fearing God and have not submitted to Him, but they do submit to the laws of His universe every day!

If you catch a flight to Chicago, you are submitting to and leveraging God's laws in order to travel to your destination. All of the physics of flight are based on God's laws.

You plan your schedule according to the calendar. You have full confidence in the calendar because the earth spins on a consistent axis at a constant speed which makes time predictable. So, when you plan your schedule you are leveraging God's laws of time and space.

When you go to your Doctor for a check up he is able to measure your health because God designed you to have a heart that beats at a predictable rate and a body temperature that is the same for every healthy human.

These are but a few of many physical and natural laws God the Creator built into His creation that man  has learned to harness to make life safer, more secure, more comfortable, healthier and more productive.

In light of the fact you have depended on God's laws of nature to create a better life for your family what is the wise thing for you to do?

Solomon would say the wise thing for you to do is to submit yourself to God. It's especially wise in light of the fact you daily submit to his physical laws so why would you hesitate to submit to the God Who implemented it?






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