Daily Reading
Daily Thought
Job challenges his friends, "Where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?" (Job 28:12). Certainly not among you three is at least half the answer. The friends have knowledge, but knowledge is not wisdom, and often the more a fool knows, the greater a fool he is. Knowledge is indiscriminate, wild and promiscuous, flirting with whomever it fancies, always the pursuer; but Wisdom is its own reward.
"Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom," Job answers his own question, "and to turn away from evil is understanding" (Job 28:28). But didn't Job point out that the wicked "live, reach old age, and grow mighty in power" (Job 21:7); and they seem to get away with it? (Job 24) Then why turn from evil? Because Job, stripped of all he has, has discovered all he needs.
Daily Prayer
To the only wise God, our Savior, be glory, majesty, dominion, and power, both now and forever, may I live a life devoted to and delighting in You. Everything else is a gift, and You are the giver of all that is good and worthwhile. I will seek You because You are God and You are true and You are good. It's the wise thing to do.
I want to know You more to know You better. I see the wonder of Your ways in the world You created the heavens and oceans, the gardens and grandeur, and all that breathes. There is this marvelous world, beyond our corruption, looking forward to redemption and restoration, freed from evil, filled with wisdom, for Your glory and pleasure throughout eternity. Beyond my dreams, what more could I hope for?
Amen
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