THE WONDERS OF WISDOM Chapter 6 episode 1

BRINGS PEACE AND PROSPERITY

Proverbs 3:1-2 My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity.

One of the significance of wisdom is peace with prosperity. Many people seek these two very important elements of life but not many seek wisdom yet peace and prosperity are with wisdom.

These words in Proverbs 3:1-2 are King David's counsel to his son Solomon who was about to take over from him as king of Israel, he said to him "My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity."

David had enjoyed peace and prosperity in the midst of wars. Take note, peace is not the absence of trouble or urest but rest and progress in spite of troubles. So David says to his son that through wisdom he could have peace and prosperity irrespective of whatever happens.

Indeed wisdom brings peace and prosperity. The wisdom that would bring you peace and prosperity is the wisdom you do not forget but keep in your heart. How do you keep wisdom in your heart? Through meditation. The first activeness of wisdom is meditation. Wisdom become active in your heart when you meditate upon it. If you meditate upon it long enough it becomes a force which would propel you to action. If you merely receive counsel from wisdom and not meditate upon it it might not profit you much. Wisdom brings profit through meditation.

Peace and prosperity are with wisdom. It is wisdom who tells you what to say or do that would lead you into peace and prosperity. It's important that you understand that wisdom gives instructions, it would not give you peace and prosperity from the sky. Peace and prosperity comes when you act on those instructions. Simply put wisdom tells you what to say or do in order to be successful and prosperous in life.

If you have been wondering why things hasn't been booming in your life, business, job, home, listen to wisdom, he has something to tell you that would change the entire state of your life if you heed to his counsel. He says "My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity." -- Proverbs 3:1-2

PROFITABLE THAN SILVER; BETTER RETURNS THAN GOLD

If there is an investment that is profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold, I am sure you would key in. And there is, and it is wisdom. 
Proverbs 3:13-15 Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her.

Invest in wisdom. A lot of people search for investment opportunities that are guaranteed to yield much returns in a short time. But very few would consider wisdom. I recommend wisdom to you. It is more profitable than forex trade and yields better returns than stock exchange. 

Invest in wisdom; spend time studying the Word of God and be determined to apply its principles in your life; it's profitable, it yields returns.

RICHES AND HONOUR

Proverbs 3:16 Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.

Everyone in our world basically seeks riches and honor. Their deficiency of it shows in their craving of it. If you see a man who lacks riches and honor you can easily tell. You would hear it in his words and see it in his actions. He shows off like a rich person but he is not. He shows off like a honoured person but he is not. He shows off because that's what he wishes but doesn't have it. You don't have to be that way. No! Get wisdom. Riches and honor are with wisdom.

Proverbs 3:16 Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
Long life is in her right hand, riches and honor in her left hand. Through the application of wisdom one become rich and honourable. Interestingly when wisdom gives you riches he adds honour, they are inseparable. But the riches of the world doesn't guarantee honor. In the world some are rich but without honour. Some are honoured but are not rich. Wisdom gives you both. Hallelujah!

PATHS OF PEACE

Wisdom puts you on the paths of peace. There are a lot of people who have no peace on their paths in life. But wisdom leads you on the paths of peace. Your job path become full of peace, your business path, family path and so on through wisdom.
Proverbs 3:17 Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace.

The ways of wisdom are pleasant. Her paths are peace. Both ways and paths here means the same thing. The way or path you take in life. Your course or endeavour in life; your business endeavour or course. They are ways or paths because all of us are involved in many endeavours at the same time. We are in a marriage path, business path, job path, academic path, career path at the same time.

If we follow wisdom he will make our paths or ways to be pleasant and peaceful. Some people get into the marriage path and from the first day on they have never experienced peace or pleasure. They should turn to wisdom; Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. If you listen to her she will tell you how to make your way pleasant and peaceful. Glory to God!

UP NEXT: Chapter 7 episode 1

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 23rd DECEMBER 2023 REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! (NIV) The Apostle Paul writing to the Church in Philippi, said they should rejoice in the Lord always. He didn't say they should rejoice in themselves but in the Lord. That calls for spiritual insight.  It takes spiritual insight to see what we got in the Lord and rejoice. When you are ask to rejoice over something it means that it holds significance and value. No nobody would ask you to rejoice over something that's not to your advantage. We have everything to our advantage in Christ, and it is our responsibility to recognize them and rejoice.  Looking at your physical environment and, maybe the circumstances of your life you might have reasons to feel bad and dejected. But looking in the Lord and who you are in Him, you would find not only the glorious you but also answers to all your questions.  W...
Read more

THE DAUGHTER OF JEZEBEL introduction

CONTENTS AND INTRODUCTION CONTENTS Chapter One -- CHARACTERS OF JEZEBEL Chapter Two -- THE DAUGHTER OF JEZEBEL Chapter Three -- HER MISSION Chapter Four -- IF SHE BECOMES YOUR WIFE Chapter Five -- A FALSE PROPHET INTRODUCTION In humility I write this book to the Man of God not to be unaware of the devices of the devil. 2 Corinthians 2:11 in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes. I write to remind the Man of God that one of the schemes of Satan against the servant of God is "The Daughter of Jezebel." Before talking about the Daughter of Jezebel, who is Jezebel?  THE JEZEBEL IN THE BIBLE Jezebel was the daughter of Ethbaal King of Sidon. Ahab the King of Israel married her which of course was against the Lord's instruction to Israel not to marry among the nations around them. She was mainly responsible for all the evil Ahab King of Israel committed in the sight of God. She killed many of the Lord's Prophets in Israel. She was a swor...
Read more

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 14th JANUARY 2024 FORGIVE AS THE LORD FORGAVE YOU Colossians 3:13-14 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. (NIV) We should not have offense we cannot forgive. But at times we find ourselves in a situation where forgiveness seems difficult. If we apply our emotions and how hurt we are, it will be difficult to forgive. But if we consider how God forgave us then forgiving others would be easy.  There are things to note in our opening scripture; Bear with each other; forgive one another; grievance against someone; forgive as the Lord forgave you; put on love.  To bear with someone means to tolerate. If we cannot tolerate we cannot forgive. Then it says forgive one another; this means that we talk our differences over and forgive each other -- I forgive yo...
Read more

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS

 BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 13th OCTOBER 2023 YOU ARE THE SEED OF ABRAHAM Galatians 3:16,29 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say "and to seeds," meaning many people, but "and to your seed," meaning one person, who is Christ. ...If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.(NIV) We are not Abraham's seeds but Abraham's seed. Abraham has one spiritual seed and that seed is Christ. If you are in Christ you are the seed of Abraham. All the blessings and promises God gave to Abraham are actually fulfilled in you. The promise of blessing God made to Abraham was of two sides; physical and spiritual.  Genesis 13:15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.  Abraham and his physical seed did enjoy the physical side of the blessing. But the spiritual side was reserved for the spiritual seed; those in Christ. The spir...
Read more

BREAKFAST WITH JESUS

 BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 16th OCTOBER 2023 INCREASE IN GRACE AND PEACE 2 Peter 1:2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,(NIV) God has given everyone of us Grace and Peace in Christ. But how much of them we enjoy depends on our knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord. Knowledge here refers to intimate knowledge which comes through relationship. The level of Grace and Peace we enjoy is directly connected to our relationship and fellowship with God. The deeper your relationship with Him the greater your peace and grace.  If you find yourself wanting peace or grace what you need is not prayer but a meditation on the Word and how it relates with you. You can choose to increase the Grace and Peace of God in your life by increasing your knowledge of, relationship and fellowship with God. The scripture says Grace and Peace can be multiplied unto you through your knowledge of God and of Jesus Christ our Lo...
Read more