Saturday, June 22, 2013
TEXT: PROVERB 8:1-11
Key Verse : “For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it” (Proverbs 8:11).
“Tell men that a new lode has been found in some valley or cannon, tell them that some Black Hills country is open for digging of more gold; and all the armies cannot keep the emigrants from streaming thither from every quarter through the plains. Suffering from weariness and from hunger, and in the face of a thousand scalping dangers they will hunt for that gold. Tell men that in the mountains there are precious stones-opals, rubies, sapphires, and the like – and how they will explore and explode the hills for them! And though but one in a thousand can gain them, yet each one of the thousand will think that he is to be the favoured one”- Anonymous writer.
King Solomon was an inspired writer; yet, he was a poet and philosopher. Apostle Paul was also an inspired writer, poet and philosopher. Both of them had the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ and agreed that He is the “Wisdom of God”.
The modern man’s pursuit and passion are riches, liberty, pleasure, happiness, and knowledge. Man will give his life to attain all these, yet there is no satisfaction or fulfilment outside of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Him all things consist.
King Solomon himself spent a large chunk of his life in search of true wisdom. After wasting almost a lifetime, he declared his experiments as “vanity upon vanity”. Unfortunately, many people, including some Christians are in the rat race of searching for riches without Christ. Their slogan is, “the end justifies the means”.
In the Western world, men have redefined liberty, pleasure and happiness contrary to the word of God. There is now liberty for a man to marry another man or his dog. Seek Jesus Christ with all your heart, and He will satisfy your desires.
Thought for the Day : The Spirit of Christ in man is more precious than gold.
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